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Internship Career and Leadership Workshop 2025
Welcome, interns, to the Career and Leadership Workshop!
This workshop is a key component of your internship program, offering a week-long opportunity to expand your knowledge of various career fields while honing your leadership skills. Throughout the week, you will join fellow interns in showcasing the outcomes of your summer projects through presentations.
You’ll also have the chance to connect with industry professionals through engaging panel discussions, skill-building sessions, and interactive activities. This workshop is designed to enrich your experience and evaluate the program’s impact—celebrating successes and identifying opportunities for future improvement.
We hope you make the most of your time in Washington, DC. Take advantage of this incredible networking opportunity, and don’t forget to have fun!

Click to meet the interns: HBCUI    Mosaics    internXL    LHIP    GOGA

You can see recorded Livestream Events via Microsoft Teams Links -
August 5, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST - NPS Internship Career and Leadership Workshop

August 6, 2:00-4:30 p.m. EST- Art Culture Presentations: LHIP/HBCUI
 

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A Conversation with Former NPS Directors
Friday March 14, 2025 8:30am - 11:00am EDT
Yates Auditorium
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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.

8:30 - 8:35 AM - Nicole Segnini Former Latino Heritage Intern Program Participant introduces Director Chuck Sams
8:35 - 8:45 AM - Director Sams provides opening remarks.
8:45 - 8:50 AM - Nicole Segnini introduces George McDonald
8:55 - 9:15 AM - George McDonald provides opening remarks and introduces Panelists
  • Robert G Stanton
  •  Fran Mainella
  •  P Daniel Smith
  •  Raymond David Vela
10:15 - 10:40 AM - Questions
10:40-11:25 AM - Photo Opportunities with the Director, panelists, and interns. C Street Entrance.
Moderators
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George McDonald

Moderator, U.S. Department of the Interior Senior Advisor-Youth Programs , Office of the Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget
George served as the Chief of the NPS Youth Program Division for 17 years. Under his leadership, many dynamic and innovative youth development programs including the Indian Youth Service Corps, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Intern Program, the Mosaics in Science... Read More →
Speakers
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Dr. Fran P. Mainella

16th NPS Director, National Park Service
Dr Fran Mainella is a Visiting Scholar at Clemson University Department of Parks, Recreationand Tourism Management. She is also President of Fran Mainella Consulting, LLC. Previously,Director Mainella served nearly six years as the 16th Director and the first woman to lead theNational... Read More →
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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 →
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Robert Stanton

15th Director, National Park Service
Robert G. Stanton, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U. S. Department of the Interior( 2009-2014)and former Director of the National Park  Service (1997-2001) is a Scholar -In-Residence at the University of Missouri-St Louis and a private consultant in natural and cultural... Read More →
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David Vela

Former Deputy/ Acting Director, National Park Service
Raised in the farmlands of Southeast Texas, David and his two younger siblings were raised by his parents under the values of faith, family, and country. In addition, taking on causes greater than themselves. His life’s calling was determined on a family trip to Grand Teton and... Read More →

Friday March 14, 2025 8:30am - 11:00am EDT
Yates Auditorium U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C St NW, Washington, DC 20240
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