Homecoming Open House For Great Smoky Mountains Alumni and Partners
Thursday, April 30, 2009, 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
We welcome all Great Smoky Mountains National Park Alumni and partners to join us in selected areas throughout the Park to visit your old work areas, visit with current employees and old friends, view exhibits, and enjoy some light refreshments.
Although you are welcome to visit any of the field or office areas where you may have worked, each division will host their open house as follows:
Division
Location
Activities
Contact
- 1) Superintendent’s Office
- 2) Administration
- 3) Resource and Visitor Protection (Rangers)
- 4) Resource Education (Interpretation)
- 5) Resource Management and Science
- 6) Facility Management (Maintenance)
Park Headquarters
Meet and greet current staff and old friends; exhibits; and refreshments.
Nancy Gray 865/436-1208 Nancy_gray@nps.gov
Terri Wales 865/436-1221
Terri_wales@nps.gov
Terri Wales 865/436-1221
Terri_wales@nps.gov
Division Field Offices
Location
Activities
Contact
Resource and Visitor Protection (Rangers)
1) Little River Ranger Station
2) Oconaluftee Ranger Station
Meet and greet current staff and old friends; search and rescue vehicle displayed at Little River Ranger Station.
Babette Collavo 865/436-1265 Babette_collavo@nps.gov
Resource Education (Interpretation)
1) Sugarlands Visitor Center
2) Oconaluftee Visitor Center
3) Cades Cove Visitor Center
Meet and greet current staff and old friends; exhibits; attend scheduled programs (with approval); and refreshments.
Susan Ross 865/436-1256 Susan_ross@nps.gov
Resource Management and Science
Twin Creeks Science Center
Meet and greet current staff and old friends; exhibits; tour new facility; and refreshments.
Becky Nichols 865/436-1702 Becky_nichols@nps.gov
Facility Management (Maintenance)
1) North District (TN) Maintenance Break Room
2) Cades Cove Maintenance Break Room
3) Oconaluftee Maintenance Break Room
- Meet and greet current staff and old friends; photo boards; running power point; and refreshments.
- Historic and modern equipment on display
- Historic and modern equipment on display
Imelda Wegwerth 865-436-1302 Imelda_wegwerth@nps.gov
Ben Dieterle 865/436-1238 Ben_dieterle@nps.gov
Ben Dieterle 865/436-1238 Ben_dieterle@nps.gov
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Tremont Welcome Center
Meet and greet current staff and old friends; development plans on display; Walker Valley Exhibit; photo scanning of your old photos; other displays; and refreshments.
Meredith Goins 865/448-6709 Meredith@gsmit.org
Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA)
GSMA Offices (behind Park Headquarters)
Meet and greet current staff and old friends; and refreshments.
Judy Collins 865/436-7318 ext. 222 Judy@gsmassoc.org
Discover Life In America (DLIA)
DLIA Office at Twin Creeks (old Botany House)
Meet and greet current staff and old friends; and refreshments.
Todd Witcher 865/430-4757 Todd@dlia.org
