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Welcome, interns, to the Career and Leadership Workshop! This workshop is an integral part of your internship program, providing a week-long opportunity to enhance your exposure to many career fields and their leadership skills. You and other interns will showcase the results of your summer projects through both formal and informal presentations. You will also engage with professionals in their fields through panel discussions, developmental sessions, and various activities. Additionally, the workshop is crucial for evaluating the program experience to identify successes and areas for improvement in the future. We hope you enjoy being in Washington, DC, network, and have fun!

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August 6, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST - NPS Internship Career and Leadership Workshop

August 7, 2:00-4:30 p.m. EST- Art Culture Presentations: LHIP/HBCUI
 
Augst 8, 8:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m. EST - A Conversation with Former NPS Directors and Message from the NPS Director, Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III

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A Conversation with Former NPS Directors
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:30am - 9:55am EDT
Yates Auditorium
Video Stream


As we enter the 21st century, we are faced with new global challenges that require innovative solutions and approaches. From addressing health crises to combating climate change and promoting social justice, these obstacles demand collective action. Former NPS leaders are invited to impart their knowledge and advice to the next generation of leaders as we look towards the future.
Moderators
avatar for George McDonald

George McDonald

Moderator, U.S. Department of the Interior Senior Advisor-Youth Programs , Office of the Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget
Speakers
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David Vela

Former Deputy/ Acting Director, National Park Service
Vela was named Deputy Director, exercising the authority of the Director of the National Park Service. He had been serving as Deputy Director of Operations from October 1, 2019 – August 7, 2020. Vela is the first Latino to lead the National Park Service.
avatar for Fran P. Mainella

Fran P. Mainella

16th NPS Director, National Park Service
Mainella served as the sixteenth NPS director from July 18, 2001, to October 16, 2006. The first woman to head the 85-year-old agency, she came to the National Park Service with more than 30 years of experience in the park management and recreation field.
avatar for P. Daniel Smith

P. Daniel Smith

Former Deputy/ Acting Director, National Park Service
Smith was superintendent of Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia from 2004 to his retirement in 2015. The park includes a 23-mile parkway and historic sites including Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield. In 2004, Smith worked as a special assistant to National Park Service... Read More →
avatar for Robert Stanton

Robert Stanton

15th Director, National Park Service
Stanton served as the fifteenth NPS director from August 4, 1997, to January of 2001. The first African American director, Stanton took a particular interest in increasing the diversity of the service's staff and public programs to better serve minority populations.

Thursday August 8, 2024 8:30am - 9:55am EDT
Yates Auditorium U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C St NW, Washington, DC 20240
  Plenary Session

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