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Tamara
“Tammy” Whittington Selected as
New
Superintendent of Big Cypress National Preserve
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Atlanta,
GA – July 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Southeast Regional Director Stan
Austin announced that Tamara “Tammy” Whittington has been selected to be
superintendent of Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee, Fla. Whittington
has served as the associate regional director of resource stewardship and
science, for the National Park Service
(NPS) Intermountain Region in Denver since 2011.
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“We
are very pleased that Tammy is taking on the job of superintendent at Big
Cypress,” Austin said. “She has a tremendous background in resource preservation,
and experience in managing high profile stewardship planning projects across
the Service. Her leadership experience, success in collaboration, and commitment
to the National Park Service mission will serve the Preserve and Region
well.”
Whittington
has a 27-year career of service to the public with both the NPS and the
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). She began her career as a supervisory
engineer and project manager with the FWS in Denver in 1987.In 1997 she
transitioned to the NPS as a restoration program manager, also in Denver.
In 2007 she became the deputy chief of the NPS Environmental Quality Division
(EQD), located in Denver. She became the chief of EQD in 2009 and served
in that capacity until 2011, when she joined the Intermountain Region.
Whittington
was born and raised in Colorado, and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering
from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. Her hobbies include
scuba diving, hiking, biking, tennis, kayaking, wildlife watching and photography,
and caring for her pet cats.
“I
am extremely honored to be selected to serve as superintendent of Big Cypress
National Preserve,” Whittington said. “The uniqueness of the Preserve’s
resources and the issues therein will prove to be challenging and exciting.
I am inspired by the NPS Centennial goal of ‘connecting with and creating
the next generation of park visitors, supporters, and advocates.’ I will
work with the Preserve’s exceptional staff and partners to make that goal
our compass towards success.”
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