Ranger

Nancy Stimson

A hearty High Plains welcome - to our new Chief of Interpretation, Education, and Visitor Services - Ranger Nancy Stimson!

 Nancy brings exceptional interpretive development and coaching experience and has served as the Chief of Interpretation and Resource Management at Fort Smith NHS, as well as a detail as Acting Superintendent of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Nancy shared the following:

 "I am extremely excited about the opportunity to interpret the history of Sand Creek!  I bring with me experience in interpretive planning, and Native consultation and interpretation.

I’m a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

 My husband David and I, have two kittens; the "kids" were born in Alaska.

All four of us love the outdoors.

I started my career with the National Park Service at Grand Canyon NP in 1982.  I also worked in Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, Dinosaur NM, Colorado NM.  I was the Interpretive Specialist for the Alaska Region before serving as the Chief of Interpretation at Fort Smith NHS, AR/OK.

 I hold a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Park Management with a special emphasis in Interpretation, and a minor in Geography from the University of Wyoming, in Laramie, WY.

 Other Leadership Experience

Two-term Chair for the Council for Interpretation of Native Peoples.

Certifier for the NPS Interpretive Development Program Since 1994, an active member of the National Association for Interpretation

(NAI)

      2002-2004 NAI National Board

      2007-2009 NAI Executive Committee

Workshop committees for National Interpreters Workshops in Billings, MT; Anchorage, AK; Honolulu, HA; and Washington, DC.

NPS Service-wide Coordinator for Outdoor Ethics (Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly!)

NPS Service-wide Accessibility Committee