I loved the days we were crazy busy and you all stepped up to the challenge. I learned so much from all of you and I have memories that I will carry with me forever. I have truly enjoyed my time at MISS and I sincerely loved working with all of the volunteers. Basically, it’s all the things I love to do that most people would rather not do. I get to run the social media and do fun things like promote the park sled dogs being the ceremonial first team in the Iditarod. I also help navigate film crews like the BBC or Good Morning America who want access to the park and scientists. If you fall off a mountain or get mauled by a grizzly bear, I write the press releases and wrangle the media. My time at the Mississippi River park prepared me well for it. You may be wondering what the heck a Public Affairs Officer is and how someone from interpretation ends up in such an official sounding position.
I heard from Paula that my departure was a surprise for some of you and I’m sad I didn’t have a chance to say a proper goodbye to you. There was no way to have an in-person farewell because of the Omicron variant and I just couldn’t take another Zoom meeting as a going away party. For me, one of those radical changes was getting a job with Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska as their Public Affairs Officer. It’s an understatement to say that pandemics are weird and hard things to live through. Dear Volunteers for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area,
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