KATMAI / ANIAKCHAK Isolated Paradise: An Administrative History of the Katmai and Aniakchak National Park Units

I. While Administered by Outside Units (1921-1971)

Mt. McKinley N.P. Superintendents with Authority over Katmai:
     Henry P. Karstens, 7/21-10/28
     Harry J. Liek, 11/28-5/39
     Frank T. Been, 6/39-5/43
     Grant H. Pearson (acting), 5/43-1/47
     Frank T. Been, 1/47-2/49
     Grant H. Pearson, 2/49-6/49
     Grant H. Pearson (acting), 6/49-8/49
     Grant H. Pearson, 8/49-11/56
     Duane D. Jacobs, 11/56-1/60
     Samuel A. King, 1/60-9/62
     Oscar T. Dick, 12/62-2/67
     George A. Hall, 3/67-6/69

Alaska State Office General Superintendents with Authority Over Katmai:
     George A. Hall, 7/69-10/69
     Ernest J. Borgman, 10/69-2/72

Mt. McKinley-based Seasonal Rangers:
     William J. Nancarrow, 1950
     William J. Nancarrow, then Morton Wood, 1951
     George B. Chaffee, 1952
     George L. Peters, 1953
     Dick Ward, 1954-55
     Richard Riegelhuth, 1956

Mt. McKinley-based Rangers-in-Charge:
     Warren Steenburgh, 1957
     Theodore E. Roeder, 1958-59
     Robert Peterson, 1960

Mt. McKinley-based Supervisory Park Rangers:
     Robert Peterson, also Robert Dewey, 1961
     Dave Bogart, 1962-64

King Salmon-based Supervisory Park Rangers:
     Darrell Coe, late 1964-5/66

King Salmon-based Management Assistants:
     Darrell Coe, 5/66-9/67
     Thomas E. Atwood, 1968-5/69
     Russ Cahill (acting), 6/69-9/69
     Gilbert E. Blinn, 9/69-3/71

II. While Under Independent Administration (1971-present)

Superintendents:
     Gilbert E. Blinn, 3/71-6/79
     Roy M. Sanborn (acting), 6/79-9/79
     David K. Morris, 9/79-4/87
     James R. Pepper (acting), 7/87-8/87
     Gilbert R. (Ray) Bane, 8/87-3/90
     James L. Ryan (acting), 3/90-6/90
     Alan D. Eliason, 6/90-7/93
     William Pierce, 12/93-present

Park Rangers (summer at KATM, winter at MOMC):
     Vernon C. Betts, 8/69-1/72
     Steven Buskirk, 5/72-10/72

Rangers (full-time at KATM):
     Mike Tollefson, 10/73-3/77 (park ranger)
     Bruce Kaye, 6/77-6/82 (park ranger)
      Hal Grovert, 11/82-3/88 (park ranger; became Supervisory Park Ranger in 1985, District Ranger in 1987)
     Kim Speckman, 6/88-4/91 (ranger-pilot)
     Stanley Steck, late 1991-1995 (ranger-pilot)

Chief Rangers:
     Loren Casebeer, 1981-6/87
     Stephen Hurd, 2/88-1995
     Jim Hummel, 1995-present

Subsistence Pilot:
     Joel Collins, 1991-1995

Resource Management Specialists:
     Kathy Jope, 9/82-9/87 (trainee 1982-84)
     Janis Meldrum, 2/88-9/90
     Rob Squibb, 4/89-early 1992
     Rick Potts (Supervisory RMS/research), 1991-1995

Research Biologist:
     Tom Smith, spring 1992-1994

Fisheries Biologist:
     Don Bill, 1995-present

Resource Management Specialists (ANIA):
      David Manski, 11/84-9/88 (Anchorage-based trainee 11/84-10/86)

Cultural Resource Manager:
     Pat McClenahan, 1991-1994
     Jeanne Schaaf, 1996-present (based in Anchorage)

Subsistence Chief:
     Susan Savage, 1991-present

Interpretive Specialist:
     Mark Wagner, 3/91-present

Concessions Specialists:
     Susan Sonnevil (later Susan Joffre), 2/86-9/88
     David Nemeth, 1989-4/93
     Brenda Coleman, 1996-present (also LACL & KEFJ)

Management Assistants (based in King Salmon):
     David Nemeth, 4/93-7/93
     Cary Brown, 1993-present

Maintenance Mechanics/Maintenance Foremen/Facilities Chiefs:
     Bill Ross Jefford, 10/66-1968
     Bert James, 1968-10/70
     Hugh Nicholls, 3/71-8/71
     James R. Hepburn, 1/72-1975
     Carl Yoas, 1976-5/85
     Bob Wemple - 5/85-8/85 (acting)
     Ed Stondall, 8/85-10/92
     Richard Sherman, 10/92-5/93 (acting)
     Robin Leatherman, 5/93-present

Permanent Maintenance Workers:
     Richard Sherman, 1981-1985 (seasonal/King Salmon)
     Richard Sherman, 3/86-present
     Richard Proctor, 10/92-present

Administrative Technicians:
     Sally Huff (later Sally Orot), 1981-11/87
     Valerie Payne, spring 1988-11/88
     Lori Rummele, 3/89-9/89
     Elizabeth Copeman, 1989-present

Clerk-Typists:
     Bobbie Mitchell, 1969
     Claudia Baldwin, 1970
     Jeannette L. Patterson, 1971, 1974
     Lillie Jue, 1972
     Wilma McElhaney, 1973
     Patty Wood, 1975, 1976
     Deborah Tibbetts, 1977-5/78
     Augusta (Gus) Skillman, 5/78-6/79
     Peggie Huff, 11/79-8/80
     Betty Durand, 8/80-1981
     Karen Nye, 1982
     Jenifer Agee, 1983
     Ruby Werden, 4/84-7/84
     Karen Williams Agee, 11/84-8/85
     Jennifer Tanner, 9/85-11/86
     Kathy Johnson, 2/87-1988
     Elizabeth Copeman, 1988-1989
     Sally Backas, 1988-1990
     Jean Gansch, 1989-91
     Mary McQuity, 1990-1991
     Elizabeth Maynard, 1990-1991
     Sharon Hudon, 1991
     Carole Woodmancy, 1991-present

Superintendent's Representative, Kodiak:
     Jerry Hammond, summer of 1989
     Bill Miller, winter of 1989-1990
     Jerry Hammond, summer of 1990
     James L. Ryan (volunteer), summer of 1991
     Stan Young (volunteer), summer of 1992

Coastal Manager, Kodiak:
     Buddy Goatcher, 1993-present (Coastal Biologist, 1993-1994)

Criminal Investigator, Kodiak:
     Dennis Ziemann, 12/92-1995