Thursday, January 30, 2014

INCIDENTS

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NEWS AND NOTES

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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (AZ)
Carol West To Retire

Carol Miner West, chief of interpretation at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, will retire on December 27th.

Carol has 25 years of official service time as a full-time government employee, but, over a span of 45 years, has served as a seasonal, term, and permanent employee and volunteer at ten national park, including Navajo National Monument, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Yosemite National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, Grand Canyon National Park, Alaska Regional Office, Sitka National Historical Park, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, and Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. She also worked for the State of Alaska as a historian for many years.

Carol's passion, experience and knowledge in history, cultural resources, law enforcement and specialized ranger skills have made the NPS a much better agency. A retirement party is planned for January 18th in Florence, Arizona. Plans for retirement include enjoying the arts and music of Tucson with her husband and large family.

[Submitted by Karl P. Cordova, Superintendent]

Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)
Kevin Parkes To Retire

Kevin Parkes, supervisory budget analyst at Grand Canyon National Park, will retire on January 25th. Kevin heads into retirement after more than 13 years of government service, including five-and-a-half years at Grand Canyon National Park.

As supervisory budget analyst, Kevin was responsible for a full range of budget work, serving as the park's advisor and coordinator for all aspects of its financial management.

Prior to his work at Grand Canyon, Kevin was a budget officer for the U.S. Forest Service in Flagstaff, Arizona, a budget analyst for the U.S. Army in the Netherlands and for the U.S. Air Force in Korea, and a projects coordinator in Tokyo, Japan.

Kevin also worked as a senior programmer and analyst for the San Antonio Police Department, as a transportation planner in San Antonio, Texas, and as a project manager for an engineering company, where he, among other things, designed and implemented the state-wide highway inventory system for the state of Maryland.

"One of the best things about federal service in public finance and budgeting is that these professional specialties are needed wherever in the world there is a United States government presence," stated Kevin. "My federal career involved me in four distinctly different federal agencies in the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, and Arizona, while allowing me the opportunities to live and experience the rich diversity of these national and regional cultures."

Kevin will have no problem staying busy in retirement. He and his wife Joanne will stay in Flagstaff. Between RV journeys, they will remain engaged in numerous community organizations and activities.

Joanne serves on the board of directors for the Coconino County Library, plus volunteers as a genealogical research mentor at the LDS Family Center and as an English language mentor at the Flagstaff Literacy Center. She also plays tennis two to three days per week.

Kevin chairs the City of Flagstaff Transportation Commission, serves on the board of directors for the Arizona Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation, is an active organizer and promoter for the annual Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Festival, and is active in both the Flagstaff Sunrise Lions Club and Experimental Aircraft Association. He is also planning to volunteer at the Literacy Center as an instructor for the US citizenship classes.

[Submitted by Maureen Oltrogge, Public Affairs Officer]