Chief Ranger
CurrentPersonnel Management• Wrote and rewrote EWPs for three park ranger positions and the hourly interpreter • Gave formal and informal feedback throughout the performance management cycle• Wrote memos to document areas of concern and developed plans for employee improvement• Participated in the interview and hiring process for a P3 position and many hourly positions • Mentored, trained, disciplined, terminated and mulled over what to do with employees and volunteers throughout the parkVolunteer Coordination• Worked closely with members of the friends group on a variety of projects, including Garden Club of VA grantso Created a pollinator meadow from a spoils field o Visitor Center native plant garden rehabilitation project o Junior Rangerso 1st day hike (200 participants last year)o Once a month friends program• Took over managing the volunteer databaseLaw Enforcement• Worked with other local stakeholders on the Sexual Assault Response Team to create the local framework for Sexual Assault Response that is required by VA code. • Learning how to use the MDT for law enforcement reporting and as a mobile office. EMAC• Responded to Florida with the first hurricane response crew• Took all the training necessary to become an EMAC team leaderEmergency Response Plan• Rewrote the emergency response plan annually, removing sections that were outdated, unclear, or just incorrect• Made formatting match throughout the document and removed repetition Interpretation• Increased documentation and production of new interpretive programs • Mentored new interpreters • Utilized volunteer support • Rewrote and formatted the cabin book from scratch after reading the cabin management manual and seeing that the cabin book was not meeting standards Procurement• Learned the current rules for EVA and online purchasing • Made purchases through EVA and over the counter using SPCC • Produced Scope of Work documents for larger jobs that required contracting out
