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Roberta D’Amico to Lead
National Park Service Office of Communications
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“As we approach the 2016 National Park Service centennial and prepare for a second century of service to the American public, I am excited about Roberta joining the senior leadership team as our assistant director for communications,” Jarvis said. “Roberta's diverse background in the National Park Service combined with her expertise in communications, bring a level of professionalism and commitment that will benefit parks, programs, partners, employees and visitors alike.”

D’Amico said, “It’s an honor and a privilege to be selected for this position. I am excited to work with dedicated National Park Service professionals and our partners and friends to tell America’s stories which are threaded through the historic, cultural and natural resources in our care.”

Currently D’Amico is the Communication and Education Branch Chief with the National Park Service Division of Fire and Aviation Management. The national headquarters for the division is co-located with other federal agencies at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.

As branch chief, she provides leadership and expertise in development and implementation of strategic communication efforts of the aviation, structural and wildland fire programs. With a broad spectrum of individuals, groups and partners interested in these programs the messages focus on policy, programmatic approaches and, most importantly, the safety of the people involved. Working within the interagency arena, she serves as a spokesperson facilitating national and international media requests in response to national wildland fire activities, critical events, policies, or program status.
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“In this virtual world, we are all communicators,” D’Amico said. “The message we relay through a variety of mediums is critical.  This position is about leading a team of facilitators, advisors and consultants in the National Park Service community on a variety of communications issues.”

D’Amico previously spent five years at Everglades National Park as a district interpreter and then as chief of interpretation and visitor services.  In her federal career she has worked as a dispatcher, a technician in the division of administration/maintenance, park ranger, park and regional public affairs officer, and management assistant.

She was on the first National Park Service’s incident management team and subsequently served as an information officer on local, regional and national wildland fire, special events, and critical incidents. 

In September 2013, she achieved her accreditation in public relations through the Public Relations Society of America.  Accreditation recognizes practitioners who have mastered the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to develop and deliver strategic communications. She honed her leadership skills by becoming a master graduate of Rapport Leadership International. Academically, she received an M.A. in Environmental Science/Interdisciplinary Education, from Montclair State University in New Jersey, and a B.A. in Environmental Science/Biology, from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

A lifelong member of the Association of National Park Rangers (ANPR), one of her volunteer activities is serving as the co-chair of ANPR’s Mentoring Program.

Roberta and her husband, John Segar, enjoy spending time outdoors, traveling, time with family and friends, especially if it involves food. Segar is the fire director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Media Contact:
National Park Service
Jeffrey Olson
202-208-6843