About me
Turkiya L. Lowe (2017 - present) is the Chief Historian of the National Park Service and Deputy Federal Preservation Officer. Prior to this position, Dr. Lowe served as the National Park Service Southeast Region (SER) Chief Historian and Chief of the SER Cultural Resource Research and Science Branch from mid-2012 to early 2017. While serving in those positions she oversaw the region-wide History and Cultural Anthropology Programs for 67 National Parks located within nine states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition, her portfolio included providing assistance to state and local governments, private organizations, and individual stewards to identify, protect and preserve important places through the National Historic Landmarks Program, the National Register of Historic Places, the Historic Surplus Property Program, and other NPS community partnership programs.
