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State Parks highlights leadership program; Parks Foundation underwrites student participation
Summary
Washington State Parks officials and alumni described the agency's new ongoing participation in the National Association of State Park Directors leadership school, crediting the Parks Foundation and small grants for covering tuition and travel and framing the program as a tool for succession planning and retention.
Vice Chair Holly Williams opened the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission's Jan. 28 work session with an introduction to the State Parks Leadership School presentation from Director Diana Dupuis.
Dupuis framed the agency's recent, intentional participation in the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) Leadership School as part of a broader succession plan to prepare staff for impending retirements. She introduced superintendents who led the agency's participation and the Parks Foundation's executive director, John Sloberg, who described the foundation's…
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