Announcing our new President & CEO! Meet Chris

Baby foxes in Muir Woods Paul Myers/Parks Conservancy

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East Beach at Crissy Field Alison Taggart-Barone/Parks Conservancy

CRISSY FIELD'S NEXT CHAPTER

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Park stewardship at Mori Point. Mason Cummings

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Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders (I-YEL) program participants. Kirke Wrench / National Park Service

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The Golden Gate Bridge seen from Fort Baker. Michal Venera

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A big parks welcome to the new President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Christine Lehnertz!

Chris is an experienced and courageous leader with a distinguished career in the National Park Service, including as superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Chris has proven her commitment to making parks relevant and accessible, and we’re happy to welcome her home to the Bay Area’s national parklands. Read our Q&A with Chris here!

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Marquis Engle is the program director at Up on Top, an after-school and summer program in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.

Meet Marquis

National Park spirit growing in SF's Tenderloin

Meet Marquis

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Q&A: Getting to know Chris Lehnertz, our new President & CEO

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