2008 Executive Development Program Keynote Speaker
Opening Keynote Speaker - Dr. Brett Wright
Closing Keynote Speaker - Dr. Herbert Brantley
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2007 Executive Development ProgramKeynote Speaker |
Fran P. Mainella, the first woman to serve as director of the National Park Service, recently resigned that post and will join the Clemson faculty in January. Mainella was the 16th director of the National Park Service, appointed by President George W. Bush on June 4, 2001. A career professional in park and recreation management, she previously served as director of Florida 's Division of Recreation and Parks.
As director of the National Park Service, Mainella's tenure was highlighted by fostering new and innovative partnerships, improving visitor services in parks, reducing a massive maintenance backlog and revising management policies. She worked to strengthen programs to preserve natural and cultural resources in the parks. She focused especially on creating opportunities through volunteerism, partnership and outreach programs.
Clemson's relationship with Mainella and the National Park Service is not new. PRTM annually presents the George B. Hartzog Jr. Lecture and Award Series, where the biennial Fran P. Mainella Award is presented to a professional in the field who has shown exemplary leadership in park management. Brett Wright, faculty chair of PRTM, said Mainella's talent for forming partnerships and deep experience of park management will serve the program well. "Fran Mainella is a key leader in parks and recreation nationally and internationally," Wright said. "She has been a strong advocate for the preservation of parks for more than 25 years. We are very fortunate to have someone of her caliber join us."
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