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Latino Heritage Internship Program

Acknowledgements

Statement of Purpose

Executive Summary

Impacts of COVID-19

LHIP Priorities

Program Materials

2020 Participant Demographics

Ingtern Positions

Intern Achievements

LHIP Internship Host Sites

Project Highlights

Joining the Workforce

Career Workshop

Workshop Presenters

Media Highlights

Program Support and Sustainability

Appendix I:

Internship Bios

Appendix II:

Workshop Agenda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

National Park Service (NPS)

George McDonald, Chief, Youth Programs Division

george_mcdonald@nps.gov • 202-513-7157

Ernestine M. White, National Youth Employment Programs Coordinator

ernestine_white@nps.gov • 202-513-7157

Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF)

Michelle Neuenschwander, Director of MANO Project

michelle@hispanicaccess.org • 202-640-4436

Environment for the Americas (EFTA)

Dalia Dorta, Latino Programs Director

ddorta@environmentamericas.org • 720-438-1272

LATINO HERITAGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (LHIP)

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

FY2020 ANNUAL REPORT

National Park Service Report FY2020

Agreements: P20AC00263, P20AC00264

Report Design by Chu-Yu, Lin / Environment for the Americas

Cover Photo Credit: Ana Cristina González

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This program could not have happened without the vision and dedication of our many partners.

We gratefully acknowledge the work and support of the following:

• Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network

• Dinosaur National Monument

• Everglades National Park

• Fire Island National Seashore

• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

• Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

• Indiana Dunes National Park

• Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

• Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)

• Longfellow House - Washington’s Headquarters NHS

• Minute Man National Historical Park

• National Parks of Boston

• Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

• Point Reyes National Seashore

• Rocky Mountain National Park

• Saguaro National Park

• Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites

• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

• San Francisco Bay Monitoring System at Point Reyes

• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

• Southeast Archeological Center

• Washington Area Support Office - NPS Citizen Science Committee

• Wupatki National Monument

• Auburn University

• Bemidji State University

• Broward College

• California Baptist University

• California State University

• California State University Long Beach

• California State University, Fullerton

• Florida International University

• Florida State University

• Harvard College

• Kansas State University

• Mira Costa College

• Montclair State University

• Our Lady of the Lake University

• Pima Community College

• Southern Illinois University

• St. Mary’s University

• The Ohio State University

• The State University of New York

• Tulane University

• Universidad de Puerto Rico Arecibo

• University of California, Berkeley

• University of Colorado

• University of Arizona

• University of California

• University of California, Riverside

• University of California, Santa Barbara

• University of Maryland

NPS UNITS HOSTING LHIP INTERNSHIP RECRUITING PARTNERS

Latino Heritage Internship Program

STATEMENT

OF PURPOSE

The Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP) targets

one of the fastest growing segments of our nation’s

population who are not greatly reected in the visitation

of our national parks or the agency’s workforce.

The LHIP program was created in 2014 as a component

of an overarching service-wide strategy for the National

Park Service (NPS) to help address the lack of Latino

employees in the workforce. LHIP, working in

collaboration with conservation partners, allows the NPS

to invest in cost ecient strategies geared towards

recruiting and developing entry-level talent to

potentially help build a more diverse and inclusive

workforce.

The goals and objectives of the LHIP program are to

reach motivated undergraduate and graduate students

18- 30 years old and recent military veterans 35 years

old or younger to work alongside NPS sta in cultural

and natural resources and interpretation/outreach

projects. The program helps to raise awareness

of our national parks and historic sites, their

accessibility, and the need for the Latino community’s

active involvement in their preservation. LHIP meets

the vision and priority of the U.S. Department of the

Interior (DOI) and the NPS by fostering relationships

with conservation organizations advocating for

balanced stewardship and the use of public lands. The

program also:

■ Introduces employment opportunities in the NPS with

an emphasis on cultural and natural resource

stewardship, interpretation, and community outreach

to Latino youth.

■ Develops mission critical internship projects that

support the NPS goals and objectives at local units.

■ Creates strong and viable mentor and protégé

relationships.

■ Collaborates with Latino owned and operated

conservation organizations to expand NPS

outreach into Latino communities nationally

and develop deep and sustainable

relationships.

■ Establishes a pipeline for converting talented

Latino students into NPS professionals.

Mission Statement

The Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP) reaches out and connects with Latino college students

from diverse backgrounds that have little or no access to their national parks, to invite them to serve in

challenging, educational, job-training, career exploration, and developmental opportunities through

internships with the National Park Service (NPS). Program participants develop marketable career

skills that could lead to career pathways with the NPS.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Percent who applied to federal position

Never Rarely Occasionally Frequently

National Park visitation frequency

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Latino Heritage internship Program (LHIP) makes connecting Latino young adults to national parks a priority.

The program oers participants unique opportunities to work side-by-side with park professionals, to gain new

skills, and to network with other professionals at various stages of their careers. LHIP participants also serve as role

models in local communities, reaching out to youth and families to raise their awareness of national parks and to

increase visitation to parks and participation in park activities. Translation of materials into Spanish, social media

messaging that engages youth, and direct communication and outreach help to build trust and condence.

LHIP is administered by the Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) and Environment for the Americas (EFTA). Both

organizations have over 6 years of experience working specically with Latino communities, 234 interns, 9%

hired by the NPS into permanent, term, or seasonal positions. Their sta provide expertise, Spanish language

communication, and a shared cultural background that is required to eectively engage and mentor LHIP

participants.

In 2020, despite the impacts and interruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, HAF and EFTA successfully

recruited and placed 27 interns at national parks, hosted webinar trainings, developed and implemented

a 4-day virtual Career and Leadership Workshop and a new website, DiversityinConservation.org, to

coordinate and highlight the schedule, conducted a third party internship evaluation, and 7 site visits.

Results from surveys completed by Latino interns since 2014 (*) including responses received from LHIP interns

since the creation of the program in 2015, show the following:

• The model we use to coordinate LHIP benets

interns by providing strong support before, during,

and even after the internships.

• A majority of interns visit parks one or more times

each year. Familiarity with NPS motivates interest.

• Over 87% of Latino respondents express concerns

about moving away from family during an

internship.

• Supervisor cultural competence and knowledge of

topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion help

to increase intern comfort while working at a park.

Analysis of Environment for the Americas' surveys of interns

shows that prior experience visiting national parks has a positive

inﬂuence on the likelihood that interns have applied for positions

with the National Park Service.

* Survey and analysis done by EFTA

Results of these surveys will be published in a

peer-reviewed journal, Ecological Applications.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

LHIP Summary 2015 - 2020

INTERNS

234

HOURS OF SERVICE

>70,675

HIRED BY NPS AS PERMANENT EMPLOYEES

Tahmoor Chadury ,

Salem Maritime and

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites, MA

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IMPACTS OF

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic had many impacts on the internship program, both positive and negative.

Impacts to the National Park Service

The COVID-19 situation arose just as supervisors were hiring interns and preparing for the summer.

■ Seven out of 30 initial sites terminated their 2020 internships because projects focused on working with the

public; park facilities were unable to accommodate sta in facilities; and/or housing was reduced to ensure safe

distancing.

■ All supervisors had to alter positions, especially those that required interactions with the public. New

requirements on social distancing required adapting public programs. Some interns delivered presentations from

patios and other outdoor spaces. Many interns only met with their supervisors virtually, and some completed their

work completely remotely.

■ Eleven positions were adjusted, so that they began later. This enabled the interns to do their work at their sites. For

example, two interns postponed the start of their projects at Saguaro National Park to August.

■ Quarantining before starting work was a requirement at a number of sites. This was challenging for interns,

because they could not work, and in some cases, they were isolated away from home in alternative housing.

■ Background checks and issuing of PIV cards were delayed.

Impacts to the Interns

■ 13 interns worked 100% remotely.

■ 12 interns started their internships later in the summer.

■ 13 positions were changed to accommodate the pandemic and reduce interactions with the public.

■ 7 interns were required to quarantine during the rst two weeks of their internships.

Impacts to the Coordinating Organization(s)

■ Sta had to work with the uncertainties of internship positions during the early stages of COVID, communicating

with supervisors to determine if positions could be hosted, could be oered on-site, or would be available

remotely.

■ All training was hosted virtually, including the nal Career and Leadership Workshop, where interns usually have

the opportunity to meet face-to-face. Developing a new website and organizing a virtual workshop was new to all

partners and required considerable time.

■ Because some internships began later, program coordinators managed interns later in the season, even after the

Career and Leadership Workshop and into the fall.

■ Due to the number of interns working remotely, program coordinators hosted more virtual gatherings each week,

to help interns work independently while staying connected.

■ Sta did fewer site visits because of concerns about travel, changes to internships, and COVID distancing

requirements.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

LHIP

PRIORITIES

The Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP) connects Latino young adults to national parks across the country

and to diverse work experiences, from archiving historical documents, supporting visitor services to conducting

research projects, such as surveys of breeding birds and much more. Our goal is to raise awareness of the diverse

careers elds with the NPS, to give program participants opportunities to work side-by-side with historians,

biologists, and other professionals, and to help create pathways for talented skilled Latinos to careers with NPS and

or other public lands agencies.

LHIP is administered by two conservation organizations, the Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) and Environment

for the Americas (EFTA). Both of these organizations have extensive experience working with Latino youth, which

includes providing linguistically and culturally relevant mentorship and programming. Since LHIP’s inception 5

years ago, about 234 interns have served in the program. As of today, 6 have been hired into permanent positions.

We are committed to continuing to build on our successes.

Priority: Creating a conservation legacy second only to Teddy Roosevelt:

One of LHIP’s goals is to connect diverse people to conservation. We accomplish this by connecting participants

to public lands and by providing opportunities for them to engage in stewardship activities, which can range from

developing bilingual educational programs, archiving historical objects to studying the oral nectar resources

that pollinators need to survive and much more. Our interns contribute thousands of hours to national parks

through stewardship of valuable natural and cultural resources while at the same time raising their own and

their communities’ awareness of the relevance and role the national parks play to preserve our rich resources.

Interns bring communities to national parks, and in the process they joined with other youth and adults sharing

stewardship beyond park boundaries. Intern projects have also included improving access to national parks by

providing visitor services and designing written materials that oer information about park access and resources.

For example, intern Lisset Olvera Chan worked at Lassen Volcanic National Park to assess the quality of wilderness,

including trails and other facilities, such as campsites located in wilderness areas. Her work contributes to our

understanding of the impacts of human activity on visitor experiences.

Priority: Restoring trust with local communities:

LHIP serves as a bridge between gateway communities and national parks. Our interns reect those communities

and can help connect residents to the parks near their homes. One successful example in 2020 was Maryana

Carreon, who worked with the El Punto neighborhood to connect residents to Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron

Works National Historical Sites.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

PROGRAM

MATERIALS

Each year, the LHIP coordinating organizations prepare materials that help to guide interns and supervisors during

the internship experiences and provide interns with the supplies and gear to accomplish their work. In 2020,

because interns did not meet face-to-face for their Career and Leadership Workshop, we also sent them a box of

supplies to support them during four days of virtual conferencing.

2020

Intern Proles

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2020 INTERN HANDBOOK

2020 SUPERVISOR HANDBOOK

Latino Heritage Internship Program

2020

PARTICIPANT

DEMOGRAPHICS

EDUCATIONAGE GENDER

19- 25

26-30

Female

Male

Bachelor

Master

Latino Heritage Internship Program

INTERN

POSITIONS

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Communications Assistant (DHA - RA)

Fire Island National Seashore / Division of Interpretation, Education and Volunteers Education and Community Outreach Intern

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Interpretation and Education Intern

Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites Education Specialist

Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site GIS Story Map Exhibit Development Associate

National Parks of Boston Youth Engagement Digital Communications Specialist

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation Cultural Landscape Graphics Modeling Assistant (DHA-RA)

Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science and NPS Citizen Science Steering Committee Citizen Science and Latino Culture

Minute Man National Historical Park Resource Management Assistant

Southeast Archeology Center Archeological Intern

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Interpretation and Community Engagement Intern

Everglades Park Cultural History Education Intern (DHA-RA)

Indiana Dunes National Park Outreach Assistant

Tricentennial Media and Community Engagement Intern

Volunteer Management and Community Engagement Intern

Dinosaur National Monument Science Communication and Resource Monitoring Intern

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Education and Outreach Intern

Rocky Mountain National Park - Division of Interpretation, Education & Outreach Rocky Mountain Interpretation & Outreach Intern

Saguaro National Park Biology Assistant

Wupatki National Monument Education and Outreach Intern

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Interpretation, Education, and Outreach Intern

Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO) - Resources Management Division Wilderness Intern

Point Reyes National Seashore Interpretation and Outreach Assistant

San Francisco Bay Area Inventory and Monitoring Program Coho and Steelhead Monitoring Intern

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks River Safety and Stewardship Intern

Region 8 - Lower Colorado Basin

Region 10 - California - Great Basin

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Region 1 - North Atlantic - Appalachian

Region 2 - South Atlantic Gulf

Region 3 - Great Lakes

Region 6 - Arkansas - Rio Grande - Texas - Gulf

Region 7 - Upper Colorado Basin

Latino Heritage Internship Program

INTERN

ACHIEVEMENTS

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network,Annapolis, MD: Sheila

Garcia created a research-based communications tool kit with best practices for

parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to better engage Hispanic and Latino

audiences as potential park stewards. Focusing on the visitor contact station at Sandy

Point State Park where many Latino families recreate each year.

Dinosaur National Monument, Jensen, UT: Luis Falcón traveled far from his

Florida home to follow the migrations of Monarch butterﬂies and to measure night

sky quality in the park. By tagging Monarchs, he is helping researchers learn more

about this species' population size and movements within the park, contributing to

research that takes place not only in the park, but also across the country.

Fire Island National Seashore,Ocean Beach, NY: Jhulian is contributing the park's

communications through social media and the development of bilingual information

and programming about park resources, visitor experiences, and youth employment

opportunities.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, CO: Astrid Garcia is

working with park visitors to explain the geology, paleontology, and history of the

park. She greets people on the patio, delivers interpretive presentations, and has

developed new interpretation stations. Astrid comes to the position naturally, with a

degree in geology and an outgoing personality.

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA: Yahel works remotely

from his home in Puerto Rico to help the park develop educational and informational

materials for visitors. His focus on print and digital materials has resulted in Spanish

language descriptions of the park and its history. He is also contributing to the park's

social media by developing interactive content that motivates more engagement by

the public.

Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana, IN: Although Aracely's work has been

100% remote, she's been able to focus on community outreach by translating

materials and web site information into Spanish; creating social media and other non-

personal interpretiveengaging materials.

Chesapeake Bay Gateways

and Watertrails Network

Rebecca Flores

Hopewell Furnace NH Site

Yahel Delgado

Indiana Dunes National Park

Araceli Figuero

Interns work on a variety of projects for national parks, including gathering data, providing visitor services, and

developing education materials. Below are examples of some of the projects interns accomplished in 2020.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Point Reyes National Seashore

Ruby Gonzalez

Saguaro National Park

Adrianna Murrieta

Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron

Works National Historic Sites

Maryana Carreon

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, San Juan Bautista, CA: Rebecca

Flores produced a video that takes viewers on a guided walk on the trail. Presented

primarily in English with Spanish subtitles, it shares the park's history and story in a

simple, yet vivid way.

Lassen Volcanic National Park, Darkesbad, CA: The Wilderness Act of 1964

highlights wilderness as untrammeled land, natural, undeveloped, and that provides

outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive or unconﬁned type of recreation.

Every 5 years, the park examines the wilderness character of its backcountry. The

results of this survey helps to examine the impacts of increased visitation and the

capacity of the parks to meet the goals of the Wilderness Act. Lisset Olvera Chan

visited backcountry campgrounds and trails, using the amount of vegetation cover,

the appearance of waste, the number of visitors, and other factors to help examine

the quality of wilderness. The results of her work will help determine the number of

backcountry permits that should be issued in the future.

Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco, CA: Ruby Gonzalez developed

creative social media to raise awareness of issues of diversity, equity and inclusion and

to promote diversity in the parks. Her activities reached hundreds of viewers through

Facebook and Instagram.

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, Estes Park, CO: Like most parks, Rocky

Mountain National Park's programming has depended on presentations that

take place onsite. Luis Avalos helped the park adapt to the need for more virtual

programming by helping to develop Distance Learning programs. Some of the

park's onsite ﬁeld trip programs were converted into virtual programs, and new

programming was created to focus on the multiple habitats in the park. These

programs will be shared with classrooms nationwide.

Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ: Interns Adrianna Murrieta and Mallary Rae

Parker are developing the park's butterﬂy studies by conducting surveys. These

stationary and walking surveys will identify which species use the park and which

plants they depend on for nectar. Their work will also engage the public by inviting

visitors to also identify these pollinators. Photographs and other information will be

added to the website to help youth and adults learn about their identiﬁcation and

importance to plant reproduction.

Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sitesl, Saleam, MA:

Interns Maryana and Tahmoor are working with Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron

Works National Historic Sites to engage the El Punto neighborhood in their work.

These new connections will help to create stronger relationships with surrounding

Latino communities and encourage stewardship of the area's history.

Wupatki National Monument, Flafsta,AZ: This park has a rich cultural history,

and intern Raeann Garcia worked to learn about the pueblos and to explore ways

the park can better connect with local Latino communities. She developed Discovery

Hikes that take Latino visitors into the park's backcountry. She also created a bilingual

video that summarizes the park's trails and the history of some of the Native

American pueblos that can be seen from these trails. The video will be shared at the

Arizona National Parks Festival.

“As the days inch closer to my internship start date, I am lled with more

and more enthusiasm and eagerness to learn as much as I can! I know I

will never forget this experience, and I will denitely be encouraging my

friends to apply for this amazing program!”

Adiranna Murrieta, Saguaro National Park

Wupatki National Monument

Raeann Garcia

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL: Justin Marcano took a deeper dive

this summer into looking at the history of the people that lived in the Everglades

since pre-Colombian times. While the Everglades is known for its ecological history

and importance, Justin wanted to show that the park was also home to marginalized

communities for centuries before becoming a park.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Menteo, NC: This summer, Mayra Ramos

created a pamphlet and three short videos on the civil rights history behind the

Freedmen's Colony. Prior to Mayra joining, Fort Raleigh had scarce educational

materials on the story about the colony that was made of freed African American

slaves during the Civil War and she took the initiative to create videos and a

pamphlet. She also fostered sustainable partnerships with nearby organizations and

community partners.

Longfellow House - Washington’s Headquarters NHS, Cambridge, MA:

This summer, Nohemi Colin created two interactive story maps for the Longfellow

House. Nohemi was able to catalog 80 items from around the world collected

by the Longfellow family on a map that visitors can see on the web. Nohemi also

incorporated another story map in which users can see if their current location was

part of the original landscape owned by the Longfellows.

Minute Man National Historical Park, Concord, MA: Patsy Herrera went above

and beyond this summer to do an ecological health test on the area near the

North Bridge, a historical battleground in the Revolutionary War. Patsy's ﬁndings

were helpful as the park prepares for the 250th commemoration of the American

Revolution in 2025. Patsy was able to identify the invasive species that needed to be

removed and helped continue those conversations with the park and specialists.

National Parks of Boston, Boston, MA: This summer, Ramon Galvan took the

Historias de Boston program to new levels by implementing a website for the youth

to follow along for the summer as they learned ﬁlm and photography to tell the

stories of Boston. All of this was done virtually unlike past years and Ramon amazed

everyone with his ability to provide a holistic and well-rounded program to six young,

diverse Bostonians.

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Boston, MA: This summer, Ashley

Crespo did graphic modeling by doing 2D modeling and 3D graphing to show the

physical history of the landscape at the Flight 93 Memorial. Ashley stunned everyone

with her rendering and post-processing of graphs to show the actual health of the

trees in the memorial dedicated to 9/11 victims.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, San Antonio, TX: Both Tanya

Helbig and Jazciel Solis were busy this summer creating new and fun ways to interact

with the public using social media during the times of COVID-19. They held an

Instagram live on Sustainability in Latinx families, and created a series of videos on

Sustainability in the Missions. The series of videos were all in Spanish and highlighted

rarely known facts about the Missions while also making them ADA accessible for

viewers.

San Francisco Bay Monitoring System at Point Reyes, Point Reyes, CA: Carter

Adamson was able to conduct ﬁeld work with coho-salmon this summer in two

diﬀerent creeks and examine their food patterns by taking samples of the food the

ﬁsh have eaten. This is important to see how the ﬁsh interact with their habitat. Carter

was able to work with the ample amount of young one year-old coho salmon.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Mayra Ramos

Everglades National Park

Justin Marcano

San Antonio Missions

National Historical Park

Tanya Helbig

Minute Man National

Historical Park

Patsy Herrera

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Sequoia and Kings

Canyon National Parks

Cynthia

Southeast Archeological

Center

Abigail Houkes

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, CA: Due to COVID-19,

Cynthia had to shift from working on river and water safety to new ways in which

visitors can engage with river and water information. Cynthia researched diﬀerent

do-it-yourself type of scientiﬁc activities and was able to focus on creating a

smartphone microscope. She created a prototype and was able to test it out in her

own neighborhood. The park will be able to use her invention to use in the future.

Southeast Archeological Center, Tallahassee, FL: This summer, Abigail Houkes

spent her time labeling and entering data into the Comparative Collection for the

SEAC. She also learned how to edit videos and was able to create a series of videos

focusing on diversity within archeology and posted them on SEAC's Facebook page.

NPS Citizen Science Committee, Washington, D.C.: Andrea Miralles-Barboza

went above and beyond this summer for the NPS Citizen Science Comittee as she

tried to gather data on how national parks across the country engaged with Latinx

communities through citizen science opportunities. She was able to narrow down a

few places that did and wrote recommendations for NPS sites to engage with Latinx

communities speciﬁcally.

WORDS FROM OUR SUPERVISORS

For the second year, we've been blessed to have a LHIP intern serving with us at Hopewell. Working with

Jhulian in 2019 and Yahel in 2020 have been some of the greatest highlights of my entire NPS career.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to work with such incredible people.

Neil Koch - Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Communication was smooth and timely. And we certainly appreciated the exibility of a program team

in modifying the position to be half virtual and half on site.

Margie Con - Minute Man National Historical Park

Everyone I communicated with at HAF was excellent. They were friendly, accessible and worked to make

the internships successful.

Josh Nelson - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

This is a great program. Despite the COVID-19 set backs, we were able to oer a meaningful internship

experience that was mutually benecial. This was due to teamwork and problem solving.

Christopher Bentley - Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

We have had outstanding experiences with LHIP interns. Over the years, we have kept in touch with

many of the former LHIP interns.

Naomi Torres - Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Latino Heritage Internship Program

LHIP INTERNSHIP HOST SITES

• Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network

• Dinosaur National Monument

• Fire Island National Seashore/Division of Interpretation,

Education and Volunteers

• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

• Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

• Indiana Dunes National Park

• Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

• Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO)- Resources

Management Division

• Point Reyes National Seashore

• Rocky Mountain National Park - Division of Interpretation,

Education & Outreach

• Saguaro National Park (2 interns)

• Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites

(2 interns)

• Wupatki National Monument

• Everglades National Park

• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

• Longfellow House - Washington’s Headquarters NHS

• Minute Man National Historical Park

• National Parks of Boston

• Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation

• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (2 interns)

• San Francisco Bay Monitoring System at Point Reyes

• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

• Southeast Archeological Center

• WASO - NPS Citizen Science Committee

Latino Heritage Internship Program

PROJECT

HIGHLIGHTS

Astrid Garcia

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, CO

Astrid integrated her love of geology with a new-found passion for outreach and education at Florissant Fossil Beds

National Monument (FLFO). Her work included interpretation, outreach to park visitors, translation of materials to

Spanish, and developing educational displays.

Her outreach has even expanded outside FLFO to engage with activities at other national parks. She collaborated

with artist Karen Ceballos at Oregon Pipe National Monument to create graphics for a "loteria" activity, a traditional

game similar to bingo. The game illustrates the geologic, paleontologic and scenic resources of the park, and the

activity will help Latino families learn about the park during a game night. She also created a Choose Your Own

Eocene Adventure game that features diverse characters with ctionalized individual personalities that are appealing

to children. Other artwork depicts a Latino family in front of a petried Redwood stump known as the Big Stump

along with other images that connect Latino heritage and culture to the park.

Her research on the fossilized plants and mammals found in Mexico, Central and South America was developed into

a kid-friendly map image. And she worked with the park's volunteer historian to learn about Mexican and Spanish

settlers in Colordo. To express the geology and paleontology of the park and its importance to Latino culture, she

is used this history to develop poems about the topics with Franklin Cruz, a freelance poet. These poems were

performed in videos for public enjoyment.

All of her work will be published on the FLFO website and will be shared via social media, virtually with camps and

school districts across the state, and to educators across the country.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Araceli Figueroa

Indiana Dunes National Park, IN

As Araceli describes, working remotely for a park that is located many miles away requires resilience. Some days,

she was beaming with energy, homemade matcha latte in hand, checking o her tasks, while others days she

was challenged to nd motivation, slowly punching in letters on her keyboard. Like other interns and park sta,

however, she met the challenges with optimism and found that her virtual job oered unique opportunities to

create her own projects, in addition to those identied in her work plan.

Some of her work will help the park reach out to local Latino communities. She joined a virtual reunion of People

of Color Leaders at the Dunes, which makes a conscious eort to create a welcoming atmosphere for all visitors,

including those who have not historically felt welcome at national parks. These communications, though hosted

remotely, were inspiring, because they brought together many professionals who are genuinely passionate about

making the park a more equitable green space for all and to increasing diversity in the region's leadership roles.

As Outreach Assistant, Araceli developed new ways to reach the public about the park, including direct

communication with park sta and partners and social media. In a video about the park, Araceli is featured as the

visitor, walking through the history of the park. Though she sat in California, her background features the habitats of

Indiana Dunes and other examples of its extraordinatry features.

To make the park more accessible to Spanish speakers, Araceli also translated park brochures and junior ranger

pledges into Spanish, added Spanish captions to educational videos, and worked to establish permanent

collaborations with diverse communities.

"We are also thrilled with Araceli and working with her has been so benecial.

She brings a great wealth of knowledge, expertise and creativity."

Kimberly Swift, Chief of Education, Indiana Dunes National Park

"I was over the moon ecstatic to be oered the position of

outreach assistant at Indiana Dunes National Park! I saw

it as an opportunity to nally explore longtime interests

of mine: conservation and fostering environmental

stewardship within Latinx communities."

- Araceli Figueroa

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Luis Ávalos

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

Rocky Mountain National Park's Division of Interpretation, Education, & Outreach is going virtual, and Luis' work

provided new ways to connect with students. He contributed to a Distance Learning Program that will be shared

with classrooms nationwide. Explorations of the park that were once held in-person were adapted, so that they can

be shared digitally.

Five distance learning programs will ultimately reach visitors virtually, and these are: Ecosystem Explorers, Animals of

RMNP, Who Works in a National Park, and What is a National Park? Luis was thrilled to have the opportunity to be in

the park to develop the programs. Visiting unique sites, such as Lake Haiyaha, helped him to understand the biotic

zones of the Rocky Mountains. Not only did his forays into the park's backcountry oer breathtaking views, these

trips also gave him educational content and hands-on experience with the topics he interpreted.

Developing each virtual experience was complicated. While working on Ecosystem Explorers, for example, he

viewed live zoom presentations of the program to learn about how the topic could be shared. Afterwards, he

reviewed program outlines and explored how the lesson correlates with Colorado’s State Standards for education.

Through each step of his work, he met with park sta for review and feedback of his work. After each review and

edit, he could see large improvments in his work.

For more information about the park's Distance Learning Program and to see Luis' work, please visit:

https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/education/learning/index.htm

"Not only do I work with some amazing

people, but I am also living in an

absolutely beautiful national park!"

- Luis Ávalos

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Luis Garcia Falcón

Dinosaur National Monument, UT

The internship at Dinosaur National Monument focuses on learning more about Monarch populations in the

park. However, Luis had the opportunity to experience a variety of jobs within the conservation eld. In addition

to studying Monarchs, he learned about electroshing with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, where

electricity is used to shock sh, making them easier to catch. This enables biologists to survey the shing stock

in Utah's Green River and and to t native sh with tracking devices for continued monitoring. He also joined the

Bureau of Land Management on a mission to vaccinate Prairie Dogs against the Sylvatic plague. This was his rst

time directly handling animals that weren't insects. The process included tagging prarie dogs, recording their

weight, drawing blood, and releasing them.

Among his favorite activities at the park was creating social media posts to share various topics from Monarchs

to Night Sky quality metering. This gave him the opportunity to connect with the general public in a way that was

engaging and safe during COVID-19. He was also entrusted with the annual night sky quality metering, which

required long hours of gazing at the endless night sky.

Insects did remain central to his work, however, and he learned about declining populations of Monarch butteries.

His work will contribute to the park's growing knowledge of how this animal uses the habitats in the area and

an estimate of the numbers found there. The quality of this year's Monarch season will be determined by the

overwintering populations in Mexico, Arizona, and California. Even with low numbers, Luis enjoyed his work

capturing Monarchs and searching for their eggs and larvae.

"It has been a great learning experience

in a eld of biology that I had no real

experience with before. It opened my eyes

to the large community of conservationists

and NGOs ghting for Monarch butteries

and their migration."

- Luis Garcia Falcon

Latino Heritage Internship Program

"Jazciel Solis did exceptional work as the Tricentennial

Outreach Intern at San Antonio Missions National Historical

Park. Jazciel brought engaging bilingual content to our park

social media channels, which helped the park to connect

with diverse audiences in our surrounding communities

and across the country."

- Justine Hanrahan

Visual Information Specialist at SAAM

Tanya Helbig & Jazciel Solis

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park,TX

Originally we had all fteen sites picked out, but due to COVID, we had four sites decide to cancel their projects.

Because we have developed a great relationship with San Antonio Missions since the beginning of the LHIP,

we thought they would be great to host an additional intern. When we asked if they would be interested, they

automatically said yes.

The two interns collaborated to create a series of videos on sustainability within the park, including a cooking

video to show the historical culture that exists, and collaborated with Hispanic Access to do a joint Instagram Live

on sustainability within Latino culture. All of these ideas came from the two interns brainstorming with the San

Antonio team. Since both interns were local to San Antonio, they were able to meet and lm content for their videos

together while also practicing social distancing.

It was an even more special year because the two LHIP interns got to work and collaborate with Chantelle Ruidant-

Hansen who was an LHIP intern. Chantelle was extended through partner funding and nally got hired on as the

rst bilingual park ranger at San Antonio Missions.

Although COVID posed a threat to the quality of the intern experience, San Antonio Missions went above and

beyond to provide a well-rounded program that impacted both of the interns in multiple ways.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Patsy Herrera

Minute Man National Historical Park, MA

Minute Man National Historical Park hosted another LHIP intern, Patsy Herrera this summer. Although many sites

went virtual due to COVID, Patsy was able to travel down from New Jersey to do on-site eld work for the duration

of her internship. Patsy was able to work closely with Margie Brown who has served as the supervisor of LHIP interns

for the past two years. Patsy was able to work with experts to help identify current insects, spiders, grasses to assess

the ecological health of the area. She did this in order to see which insects and grasses were invasive species to the

area around the North Bridge. This is critical work for Minute Man NHP as the North Bridge is the most visited part of

the park and they want the surrounding area to be historically accurate to what the area was like at the beginning

of the Revolutionary War.

The park is currently focused on 2025, the 250th commemoration of the American Revolution and with this critical

work that was done by Patsy, they can seek funding to help improve the ecological health of the aected area.

Patsy also organized various Latino Conservation Week events alongside Nohemi Colin, a fellow LHIP intern at

the Longfellow House. Patsy went above and beyond to connect with Nohemi and bring two parks together to

celebrate the week.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

These interactive, dynamic online exhibits are

particularly signicant in a year where the

site is not open for in-person interpretation.

These projects have demonstrated the utility of

StoryMaps as a tool for interpretation of dierent

historical stories. Nohemi presented teach-backs

of her skills learned in research, mapping in

ArcGIS, and building StoryMaps to NPS standards

to NPS sta as part of the conclusion of her

internship, leaving the park with both inspiration

and concrete tools for further work.

- Kathryn Hanson Plass

Acting Archives Specialist

Nohemi Colin

Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, MA

Nohemi Colin worked virtually this summer from Chicago, Illinois while her LHIP site was in Cambridge,

Massachusetts. This summer, Nohemi created two interactive story maps that described the estate boundaries

within Boston and also the artifacts the Longfellows collected during their travels around the world. Nohemi had to

work diligently with Kate Hanson Plass and Chris Beagan to be inclusive of the lands that they were covering.

Due to dimensions of photographs, their project was going to be cut to 40 items instead of 80 but Nohemi worked

hard to look in their archive for photos of items and was able to collect over 80 items to share in her second story

map. Nohemi worked really hard to get the work done and was able to conduct a teach back the last week of her

internship to the Northeast region and stay connected with GIS specialists in NPS.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Justin Marcano

Everglades National Park, FL

This summer, Everglades National Park hosted Justin Marcano as a Cultural History Education Intern, further

developing the Hole in the Donut work done by last year’s LHIP intern, David Riera. Although Justin was not able

to work in the oce, he was able to explore Everglades on day excursions by himself with the guidance of his

supervisor, Yvette Cano because he lived within driving distance to the park. Each week he researched the cultural

component of the Everglades, looking past the ecological history, and focusing on the history of the people that

lived there before.

He came to discover that many marginalized communities lived there and suered from displacement, diseases

and poverty. Justin’s curiosity helped him develop a more holistic approach and storytelling of Native American and

Black communities that lived in the Everglades at one point.

Even with so much research needed to be done in order to complete all of his requirements, Justin attended every

webinar, call with the HAF team, and engaged with other LHIP interns during group calls.

JOINING THE WORKFORCE

Eduardo J. Chaidez

Park Guide GS5, Volunteer

Coordinator-Interpretation

John Muir NHS, CA

Alvin Rivera

Park Guide GS5

San Francisco Maritime

NHP, CA

Francisco Uribe

John Muir NHS, CA

An important component of LHIP is ensuring that interns compete well for jobs. We provide additional training,

mentorship, and assistance with resumes, interviews, letters of recommendation, and more. Our interns credit their

internships for creating pathways to careers in natural resources. Meet some of the interns who are now pursuing

their passions as federal employees, in nonpermanent positions with the NPS and other federal agencies, and with

other nongovernmental organizations.

Tomás Deza

Outdoor Recreation Planner

NPS, D.C.

Cristina Martinez Guzmán

Sequoia & Kings Canyon

NP, CA

Yaneris Soto Muñiz

International Institute

of Tropical Forestry

Hightlights of Interns Hired by Other Federal

and Non-governmental Organizations

Ashleyann Perez Rivera

US Fish & Wildlife Service HQ,

Falls Church, VA

LEGEND

NF - National Forest

NHP = National Historical Park

NHS - National Historic Site

NM = National Monument

NP = National Park

Gibrán Lule-Hurtado

Community Planner NPS

GS11/12,

Rivers, Trails and Conservation

Assistance, TX

Permanent Hires

Seasonal Hires

Roxana Saravia

Cape Hatteras National

Seashore, NC

Jessica Millman

Wilderness Planner

Fairbanks, AK

Genomé Rodriguez Raya

Sequoia & Kings Canyon,

Rocio Gomez

Sequoia & Kings Canyon,

Lindsay Martinez

Wildlife Management

East Foundation, TX

Brandon Barragan

Point Reyes National

Seashore Association, CA

Evelyn Hurtado

Inland Empire Resource

Conservation District, CA

Evelyn Arredondo Ramirez

Hispanic Access Foundation

Washington, DC

Natias Mathias

Southeast Archeological

Center, FL

Astrid Garcia

SCA, Florissant CO

Edgar Hernández

Benet Authorizer GS9

Social Security Administration

Chicago, IL

Latino Heritage Internship Program

CAREER

WORKSHOP

In 2020, the LHIP team adapted quickly to the needs of the parks and the interns. The annual gathering of interns

in-person was cancelled, but a dynamic virtual program was developed to provide additional training, motivate

discussion, and provide opportunities for the interns to interact. The 4-day workshop was conducted via Zoom,

with portions livestreamed to Facebook to reach the broader public. A new website was developed to provide the

schedule and to highlight the many guest speakers who contributed to the workshop. Because of the virtual nature

of the program, we involved a more diverse group of presenters than previous years.

Guest Speakers

Alumni

Days LIVE

www.diversityinconservation.org/lhip

Latino Heritage Internship Program

WORKSHOP

PRESENTERS

The virtual workshop gave us the opportunity to work with special guest speakers across the country. Authors,

CEO's, and National Park Service sta shared their stories, their expertise, and their experience and engaged interns

in dynamic conversations.

Guest Speakers

Noel Lopez

REGIONAL CULTURAL

ANTHROPOLOGIST FOR THE

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, NPS

Doug Hale

HUMAN RESOURCES

SPECIALIST, NPS

Carolyn Finney

STORYTELLER, AUTHOR, AND

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHER

Carlos Martinez

PRESIDENT & CEO, LATINO

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Ruben Andrade

SUPERINTENDENT, CÉSAR E.

CHÁVEZ NATIONAL

MONUMENT, NPS

Maite Arce

CEO & FOUNDER, HISPANIC

ACCESS FOUNDATION

Lisa Collins

OWNER, EDUCATION THROUGH

ENGAGEMENT

Franklin Cruz

POET

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Crystal Gailes

HUMAN RESOURCES

SPECIALIST, NPS

Angelou Ezeilo

CEO & FOUNDER, GREENING

YOUTH FOUNDATION

Andrea Droulers-Trejo

PRINCIPAL, TOTAL TALENT

MANAGEMENT INC.

Susan Boneld

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR &

FOUNDER - ENVIRONMENT FOR

THE AMERICAS

Vanessa Torres

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF VISITOR

SERVICES, NPS

Naomi Torres

SUPERINTENDENT, NPS

George McDonald

DIVISION CHIEF, NATIONAL PARK

SERVICE YOUTH PROGRAMS

DIVISION

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Alumni

Former LHIP interns joined the workshop to provide advice to 2020 interns, describe their careers, and answer

questions about working for the federal government. Some of these alumni are now working for NPS, while others

have positions with other federal agencies or non-governmental organizations, and some are in school.

Daniela Alviz

LHIP INTERN, 2016

Chantelle Ruidant-Hansen

LHIP INTERN, 2016

Ashleyann Perez-Rivera

LHIP INTERN, 2016

Norma Hartell

LHIP INTERN, 2016

Cristina Martínez

LHIP INTERN, 2016

Sophia Bass Werner

LHIP INTERN, 2017

Manny Galavitz

LHIP INTERN, 2015

Gibrán Lule

LHIP INTERN, 2015

Edgar Hernández

LHIP INTERN, 2019

David Riera

LHIP INTERN, 2019

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Intern Presentations

DHA-RA interns gave 15-minute oral presentation about their projects during the virutal Career and Leadership

Workshop. PLC interns developed project posters and also shared their work through presentations. All

presentations were livestreamed through the LHIP Facebook.

Recognition of Outstanding Interns

Six interns were recognized for their exceptional eort during their internships, including performance at the

parks, completion of requirements, such as blogs and reports, and activities that went above and beyond the tasks

dened in their ppositio descriptions.

Rebecca Flores

Juan Bautista de Anza National

Historic Trail, CA

Jhulian Garcia

Fire Island National Seashore, NY

Astrid Garcia

Florissant Fossil Beds National

Monument, CO

Ashley Crespo

Olmsted Center for Landscape

Preservation, MA

Justin Marcano

Everglades National Park, FL

Patsy Herrera

Minute Man National Historical

Park, MA

Latino Heritage Internship Program

MEDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

Jhulian Gutierrez, Fire Island National Seashore, NY

Jhulian's work was highlighted by the National Park Service, and his interview describes how his interest in

working for the NPS has grown. He was also interviewed with National Park Service leaders.

https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=80A3FC02-9AE5-1E03-ACDFCB0FC04D9493

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/jhulian-gutierrez-beginnings.htm

Andrea Miralles-Barboza - NPS Article

Andrea Miralles-Barboza explains her passion for bringing diversity to Citizen Science projects done by NPS

sites across the country. She also shares the importance of dierent perspectives and minds to help protect and

conserve the environment.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/andrea-miralles-barboza.htm?utm_source=article&utm_

medium=website&utm_campaign=experience_more

Mayra Ramos, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site - NPS Article

Mayra Ramos was interviewed by her supervisor to answer how she was encouraged to apply to LHIP.

Ramos now sees herself working for a public agency after her LHIP experience.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/mayra-ramos-interpretation-and-virtual-engagement-intern.

htm?utm_source=article&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=experience_more

Jhulian Gutierrez Mayra Ramos

Tahmoor Chadury - NPS Articles

Tahmoor conducted interviews with National Park Service sta to learn more about their career pathways.

https://nps.gov/articles/000/socrates-trinidad.htm

https://nps.gov/articles/000/tahmoor-chadury.htm

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/maryann-zujewski.htm

Latino Heritage Internship Program

PROGRAM

SUPPORT AND

SUSTAINABILITY

“...it has been an amazing 8 weeks. Although I did not expect to

work remotely from my little jungle (my room), I am still having a

very unique experience that I am signicantly grateful for."

Sheila L Garcia, Chesapeake Bay Gateway and Watertrails Network

The National Park Service Youth Programs Division support for the Latino Heritage Internship Program

provided 11 - 12 week internships, travel and lodging, uniforms and eld supplies, and training and mentoring

throughout the internships.

Program partners leveraged additional LHIP positions and extensions, and parks contributed funding to

support intern travel , some extensions, and lodging. LHIP funding is detailed below.

FUNDS PARK AMOUNT

Extensions

& Additional

internships

Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites $28,214

Florissant Fossill Beds National Monument $11,420

Fire Island National Seashore $8,977

National Parks of Boston $1,839

Mission Heritage Partners $1,220

Lodging

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail $2,500

Saguaro National Park $1,500

Travel Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation $578.63

Programmatic

Support

National Park Service - Washington D.C. Area Support Oce $425,000

In-Kind

Contributed time developing Diversityin Conservation website

$1,000

TOTAL FUNDING $482,248.63

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Tahmoor Chadury • The Ohio State University

Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites, MA

Tahmoor is a rising senior and on track to attain a double major in history and biology. He is the child

of immigrants; his mother is Chilean and his father is from Pakistan. He was born and raised in New

York City. This summer, he worked at Salem Maritime National Historic Site on a grassroots outreach

program that aims to make our nation’s parks more inclusive and wide-reaching for the Latino

population. He hopes to gain real-life experience and make many memories as well! In his free time, he

likes to hike, listen to jam bands, play basketball, and spend hours looking at maps and ﬂags.

Maryana Carreon • University of California, Santa Barbara

Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites, MA

Maryana is from Hemet, California and a ﬁrst-generation college graduate and daughter of Mexican

immigrants. She recently graduated with a major in Cultural Anthropology and a minor in History.

She became interested in LHIP because because she wants to pursue a career with the National

Park Service (NPS) and felt that this program is the perfect way to combine her career interest with

her cultural heritage. She wants to explore the many ways the NPS preserves history and recreation.

She appreciates that the Latino Heritage Internship Program encourages the Latino community to

engage and participate in conservation and preservation, as this is important and historical work that

may cause many Latinos to feel left out of or not necessarily connected to our national parks. With

this experience, she hopes to engage and connect communities to the National Park Service and to

discover and explore my own interests in this greater context of conservation and culture.

Luis Avalos • Kansas State University

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

Luis is a Mexican-Salvadoran-American born and raised in southwest Kansas. He is currently

completing his undergraduate studies at Kansas State University and will be graduating in December

of 2020. Upon graduating, he will receive a B.S. from the College of Agriculture majoring in Park

Management & Conservation with a secondary major in Natural Resources & Environmental Science

and a minor in Music. His past ﬁeld work experience includes working with the Conservation Legacy-

Appalachian Conservation Corps in Virginia where he engaged in conservation projects across the

Shenandoah Valley. He returned again in the summer of 2020, but this time as a crew leader to inspire

and grow the next environmental stewards. In the future, he desires to continue his passion for

preserving the environment by becoming an Interpretative Park Ranger and guiding individuals on

their personal journeys towards environmental protection.

Environment for the Americas Intern Proles

Yahel Delgado-Diaz • Universidad de Puerto Rico Arecibo

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site , PA

Yahel would like to become a teacher, a coach and a mentor for kids like himself. He is also planning

on studying long-term with the goal of achieving a Ph.D. in sports management. The reason for his

interest in LHIP and all of his eﬀorts is his never-ending passion for education and hopes of creating

a generation full of capable people with the potential to become athletes and to guide them to a

better future. He believes we should all have the same opportunities to succeed and become what we

want in life. Yahel comes from a long line of educators, and this is a calling for him. His goal is to be an

inspiring educator in any environment, and LHIP is his ﬁrst internship. Yahel believes that Puerto Rico’s

educational system does not encourage other methods of work and does not challenge its youth. He

aspires to change that.

Appendix I: Intern Bios

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Araceli Figueroa • California State University, Fullerton

Indiana Dunes National Park, IN

Araceli graduated in May of 2017 with a BFA in Creative Photography and coursework in Art Education.

She constantly seeks educational opportunities outside of formal educational institutions. In 2018,

she took a six-week-long course on launching a food business from the local county’s small business

development center. In addition, she continues to take advantage of the courses and certiﬁcation

programs her city job oﬀers. She applied for the LHIP Outreach Assistant Internship because it

aligns with her personal interests to expand community development, communication/marketing,

environmental education, and resource equity. This program also allowed her to better understand

her speciﬁc interests and career goals. She was thrilled to contribute her Spanish speaking skills,

making valuable cultural connections, and using her graphic design and technical editing skills to

create new educational materials. As an outreach assistant, she had the humbling opportunity to

work on increasing park visitor diversity and inspiring individuals, especially Latinx folks, to recognize

the important role they have in advocating for our parks’ conservancy. Her professional interest is to

creatively promote conservancy and environmental education, regardless of what ﬁeld her chosen

profession is in.

Luis Garcia Falcon • Florida International University

Dinosaur National Monument, UT

Luis is a passionate advocate for the natural world and science communicator who worked at Dinosaur

National Monument. He was born in Cuba and moved to the United States of America at the age of

ﬁve. Now, he lives in Miami, Florida where he spends the majority of his time in the Everglades, Florida

Springs or Pine Rocklands photographing its unmatched beauty. He is a senior at Florida International

University graduating with a Bachelor’s in Sustainability and the Environment. His interests include the

full range of the environmental ﬁeld, from research and policy to communications. Speciﬁcally, he is

interested in how scientiﬁc data can be used to promote ethical and equitable conservation of natural

resources and environmental justice of underprivileged communities. At Dinosaur NM, he studied

the Monarch butterﬂy population of the Great Basin region, as well as worked with local communities

and visitors to share the project and connect them with the natural resources around them. After

the project, he wants to continue his education and complete a Ph.D. in the Environmental and

Conservation ﬁeld.

Rebecca Flores • University of California, Berkeley

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, CA

Rebecca grew up along the U.S. – Mexico border in a small town called Laredo. In this Texas oasis,

she nurtured her passion for community work. She was raised in a Mexican-American household

where she learned the value of hard work and devotion. She received her Bachelor of Arts at Smith

College where she double-majored in Architecture and Italian Studies. This experience expanded her

understanding of the built environment, made her trilingual, and allowed her to expand a vibrant

Latinx organization on campus with the help of close friends. She is currently pursuing her Masters

in Architecture at the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. Her

work in architecture revolves around social and environmental issues. Through the Latino Heritage

Internship program, she helped to build cultural bridges from the national parks to under-served

Latinx communities.

Astrid Garcia • University of California, Riverside

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, CO

Astrid's hometown is Hesperia, California, where her parents immigrated from Colima, Mexico.

Growing up in the Mojave Desert, she saw how the desert landscape is easily impacted by people

who fail to appreciate and understand the importance of these areas. Prior to college, she wasn’t

aware of her local geology until taking introductory courses. Through her education, she realized the

importance of the geologic sciences in relation to my surroundings. Astrid's interests range from the

application of remote sensing technology, to tectonics geomorphology, to land conservation, and to

educational advocacy of the earth sciences. She spends her time participating and volunteering with

local organizations to accomplish clean-ups, habitat restoration projects, and community outreach.

She is thankful to LHIP for allowing her to combine her passion and knowledge to inspire families to

treasure the rich geologic history at Florissant Fossil Beds NM.

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Raeann Garcia • Auburn University

Wupatki National Monument, AZ

In May 2020, Raeann received her Master’s degree in geoscience. She studied the geochemistry and

geochronology of gold and silver epithermal deposits in Silver City, Idaho. She previously received her

B.S. in Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied the microstratigraphy of MVT

deposits in Tennessee. She was very excited to be a part of LHIP, because ever since middle school,

she has been passionate about increasing the diversity and inclusivity in STEM. LHIP gave her the

opportunity to contribute. Raeann was also enthusiastic to share her knowledge and love of geology

to audiences who may not know anything about the subject. LHIP also serves as an entryway to

experience with the National Park Service, and she expanded her professional network. Ideally, Raeann

would like to work in an environment where she is broadening someone’s perspective of the Earth

and geoscience. She also want to be in a position where she can lead and create opportunities for

underrepresented communities to engage with geosciences.

Sheila Lucero Garcia • California Baptist University

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, MD

Sheila is a senior majoring in Anthropology with a concentration in Cultural Anthropology. She has

extensive education in Anthropology and Environmental Science. Her interest in LHIP comes from her

passion, as well as from the overall mission of the National Park Service. She has always been interested

in protecting the environment and strives to be a steward of the environment. In the last four years,

she has gained an appreciation and passion for anthropology. Culture is fascinating to her in every way

and in her opinion, it is important for it to be preserved just as much as the environment. This program

gave her the opportunity to put her expertise and experience to work within the NPS, which has

been a lifelong career goal for her. In terms of professional interest, LHIP gave her the chance to learn

about the National Park Service and the many diﬀerent branches of working towards conservation

and preservation. She was excited to see what her project would bring to the Hispanic community in

Maryland!

Ruby Gonzalez • California State University Long Beach

Point Reyes National Seashore, CA

Ruby is a ﬁrst-generation college graduate with a Bachelor’s in Science in Environmental Studies.

Although her academic studies heavily emphasized the biological and ecological components of

Environmental Science, her work experience centers around Environmental Justice and the social

implications of environmental issues. She believes that to be a great scientist, social disparities must

be acknowledged and assessed. Her career goal is to bridge the gap between overburdened and

underrepresented communities and the institutions that burden them. She currently works as an

outdoor science teacher for elementary school-aged kids where she teaches environmental lessons

in outdoor environments, such as regional parks. She loves working alongside nature and states that

"nature is the best coworker." She was very excited to learn more about the National Park Service and is

especially grateful for LHIP and the opportunity to explore all that our National Parks have to oﬀer.

Jhulian Gutierrez • Broward College

Fire Island National Seashore, NY

Jhulian was born and raised in Miami, Florida, but currently reside in Sunrise, Florida. Ever since he was

a young boy, he has been fascinated with zoology and wildlife conservation. Growing up, his aunt,

who is also his mentor, would tell him stories of her career in environmental science and work as a

park ranger. These stories left him in awe, and as a result, his love for wildlife conservation has grown

stronger every minute. He dreams of one day having a career that he loves and that will challenge

him every day. As a ﬁrst-generation college student, this has become a passion. He is now at Broward

College, where he is pursuing an associate’s degree. He then wants to transfer to a university to obtain

his bachelor's in marine zoology and a minor in education. This is Jhulian's second season with LHIP,

and he is very grateful for the contributions the experiences will make to his futue career.

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Adrianna Murrieta • Pima Community College

Saguaro National Park, AZ

Adrianna will be transferring to the University of Arizona in the fall, where she will be working towards

a Bachelor’s degree in Conservation Biology. She is interested in LHIP, because it gives Latino students

a chance to gain access to the skills and knowledge that they may not have previously had. Latinos are

an underrepresented community and it is chances like this that allow Latinos to get their foot in the

door and earn their way to having a better life. For her, this program in particular stood out, because

it is a chance to learn how to do professional work in the ﬁeld, as opposed to many other internships

that are lab-based. It is her goal and dream to work as a scientist, and her work at Saguaro National

Park gave her hands-on ﬁeld experience, learning and practicing science. Because she is interested in

Conservation Biology as well as marine science, she hopes to one day do her own research or work

for the National Park Service. Some of the skills she gained during her internship included teamwork,

observation, how to record data, and communication skills. These are skills that she will take with her

and use throughout her career.

Lisset Olvera Chan • Bemidji State University

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

In fall 2020, Lisset will ﬁnish her major in Wildlife Biology after completing her internship as a

Wilderness intern at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. She was born in Cancun, Mexico

and moved to Minnesota when she was 6 years old. Once in the country, she became a US citizen.

Since she was a young girl, Lisset has had a love for the outdoors and the animals that live there.

Over the years, her passion for wildlife grew as she learned more about conservation and protecting

endangered and at-risk species. Working with the National Park Service helped her learn more about

how the United States approaches wildlife conservation. LHIP also connected her to other young

Latinos who are passionate about wildlife and environmental conservation, furthering her interest in

wildlife. One of her career goals is to work for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and

work in non-game wildlife to help others understand the importance of wildlife and to help protect

birds and other non-game animals. Lisset also aspires to become an ornithologist, so she can study

and interact with wild birds in their habitats.

Mallary Rae Parker • University of Arizona

Saguaro National Park, AZ

Mallary studied Natural Resources with an emphasis in Conservation Biology at the University of

Arizona and graduated in May 2019. They got a minor in Molecular and Cellular Biology and another

in Anthropology. They can do research on animals, plants, genetics, and cultures and hope to ﬁnd a

position that combines all of those passions into work that empowers communities to conserve the

environment. Their past research experience includes studies of plant genetics, the biodiversity of

the Kimberley region in Western Australia, frog genetics, lizard behavior patterns on the UA campus,

and the bird biodiversity of Tumamoc Hill. Mallary enjoys ﬁeldwork and has always had an interest in

learning more about insects. Their 2020 internship with LHIP engaged them in studying the butterﬂies

of Saguaro National Park and they shared that this is their favorite park.

“As I’m nishing my third week of my internship, I have learned a lot

about Wupatki and everything it has to oer. I’ve spent a lot of time

roaming the trails by myself to get acquainted with everything, so

that I’ll be ready to answer any visitor’s question at any moment!”

RaeAnn Garcia – Wupatki National Monument

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Ashley Crespo • The State University of New York

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, MA

Born and raised in New York, Ashley Crespo is a ﬁrst year Masters of Landscape Architecture student

at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She completed her undergraduate studies

at the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Architecture and Environmental Science in May 2017.

Since then, she has camped her way from New York to Alaska, exploring 31 states and many landscape

wonders. This experience conﬁrmed her passion for the outdoors and the realities of the human

interactions with the surrounding environment. She continues her work as a Landscape Ecologist on

Long Island and hopes her studies will inform better design practices to increase the quantity and

quality of human connection to nature. When she is not out exploring, Ashley can be found sketching

or learning how to snowboard.

Nohemi Colin • Southern Illinois University

Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, MA

Nohemi Colin is from Chicago, IL. She is a ﬁrst-generation college graduate from SIUe where she

earned a B.A. in international studies, focused on sustainability and development, with a minor in

environmental studies. In the spring of 2019, She studied abroad with Semester at Sea and gained a

global comparative experience sailing to several countries around the world. While studying abroad,

Nohemi became interested in visiting and learning more about UNESCO World Heritage Sites. She

continues to travel and visit many American history sites and national parks which is what ultimately

drew her to the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. She was excited

to help put the pieces together and help visitors understand the evolution of the neighborhood by

mapping changes to the historic property using GIS Story Maps.

Cynthia Agustin • California State University

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA

Cynthia Agustin is a ﬁrst-generation Guatemalan-American, born and raised in Southern California.

She grew up going on hikes and camping trips with her family, and fell in love with the outdoors at a

young age. Her most cherished memories involve visiting National Parks in California, where she found

her passion in conservation and sustainability. While growing up in Southern California, she witnessed

the environmental and social impacts that climate change and pollution has had on her community,

which inspired her to pursue her education in environmental science. Cynthia is currently a senior

at California State University, Long Beach, where she will obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental

Science and Policy with a Minor in Geography. In the future, she plans to further her education and

pursue a Masters degree in environmental conservation. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking,

hiking, spending time with her family and friends, and hopes to visit many more National Parks

throughout the country.

Carter Adamson • University of California

San Francisco Bay Area Monitoring System at Point Reyes, CA

A second-generation Cuban American, Carter spent his youth gaining an appreciation for nature in

the forests, streams, and mountains of Virginia. Inspired to aid in the preservation and understanding

of wildlife and wild spaces, he attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, earning a Bachelor

of Science in Ecology in 2020. He believes that ecological research and hands-on conservation are

more important now than ever before. He has conducted two independent ecological ﬁeld studies

– one on wildﬂowers in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and the other on crabs and sea urchins

in the coral reefs near Cuajiniquil, Costa Rica. Additionally, he has participated in larger studies of

California wildﬂowers and deer populations in Virginia. In the future, he hopes to continue building on

these research and applied ﬁeldwork experiences in order to make a diﬀerence and help protect the

environment. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, SCUBA diving, and playing bass guitar, and he is also in

the process of writing a novel.

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Abigail Houkes • Florida State University

Southeast Archeological Center, FL

Abigail Houkes is a Mexican-American recent anthropology graduate from Florida State University.

During her undergraduate career, Abigail focused on researching biological anthropology, speciﬁcally

osteological analysis of diﬀerent populations and researching forensic anthropology at the University

of South Florida. Also, during her time in undergrad, Abigail was involved in her local community

through a community service co-ed fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. Her passion for community

service can be seen through working on the Menstrual Hygiene Project, which assists in providing

menstrual hygiene materials to the local homeless shelters and being on the leadership board for

three consecutive semesters. In the future, in fall 2020, Abigail will begin her master’s program in

anthropology studying forensic anthropological methodologies in the hopes of helping victims and

their families. Other passions Abigail has is hiking, cross-stitching, thrifting, attending music concerts,

and going to her local coﬀee shops.

Patsy Herrer • Montclair State University

Minute Man National Historical Park, MA

Patsy Herrera is an undergraduate Biology major with a concentration in Environmental Science and

a minor in Anthropology from Montclair State University. Born and raised in New Jersey, Patsy and

her twin brother are ﬁrst generation Mexican-Americans. Her interests focus on research and doing

ﬁeldwork in ecological agriculture that aids in conservation and food scarcity in underprivileged

communities. During her undergraduate studies, she was part of a research project in Madagascar led

by a Montclair State professor as a ﬁeld assistant, an intern for PSEG Institute for Sustainable Studies,

STEM Pioneer Mentor, and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation mentor and scholar. She

also enjoys learning about soil science, insects, data analytics, permaculture, and making GIS maps.

In her free time she enjoys painting, gardening, going on picnics with friends, and volunteering for

nonproﬁts that support underrepresented people. Patsy will be completing her undergraduate degree

in May 2020. She is grateful to be part of LHIP this summer with the people at Minute Man National

Historical Park.

Tanya Helbig • St. Mary’s University

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, TX

Tanya Helbig was born in Kiel, Germany, but raised in San Antonio Texas. She is a second-generation

college student working towards an undergraduate degree at St. Mary’s University in Environmental

Science and minoring in Business Administration. She has worked on projects during her

undergraduate education that involved sustainability, conservation, and environmental management.

Her goal is to promote sustainability in all communities and inspire others to become more

environmentally active. Tanya aspires to work with either non-proﬁt organizations or government

agencies relating to environmental management/policy. She is proud of her Mexican/German culture

because it has made her the diverse and open-minded person she is today. In her free time, she enjoys

getting out of the city and going to parks to enjoy the great outdoors. National parks have always

had a special place in her heart and have been the reason she cherishes the preservation of natural

environments.

Ramon Galvan • Harvard College

National Parks of Boston, MA

Ramon was born and raised in a small town in Texas. As a freshman in high school, Ramon ﬁrst

operated a video camera during a live production of the Special Olympics held at his school. A college

undergrad, he developed his cinematic sensibilities with the support of ﬁlmmakers Robb Moss and

Guy Maddin. In between his junior and senior years, he worked as a staﬀ production assistant for the

ﬁrst season of USA’s Colony. During his senior spring semester, he co-instructed an introductory media

course at the Harvard Extension School with his colleague Dan Coﬀey. Ramon graduated from Harvard

College in 2017 with a degree in English and a secondary ﬁeld in Film/Video. Over the past several

years he has worked for CS50, Harvard University’s largest course, as a video producer and outreach

coordinator. Ramon has worked on various ﬁlm projects in numerous roles. His latest ﬁlm project is

about his father. Besides his production work, Ramon values his teenage years he spent working at

a barbecue restaurant. He writes and reads though these days he more often listens to music and

podcasts. He currently lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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Jazciel Solis • Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, TX

Jazciel is an undergraduate student attending Our Lady of the Lake University. She is going on her

third year of college pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in technical and

professional writing, and a drama minor. Being a ﬁrst-generation college student, she hopes to help

her community with her education. Jazciel was raised to have a caring heart, she hopes to help people

by becoming a grant writer to help non-proﬁts. Jazciel has always loved nature parks and admired

them for their peaceful tranquility.

Mayra Ramos • Mira Costa College

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, NC

Mayra Ramos is a college student pursuing her associate’s degree in math and science. As a ﬁrst-

generation college student, she wants to set an example for her younger siblings and be an active

member of her community. She volunteers for a local preservation center in southern California. Her

interest in conservation and education has inspired her to eventually earn a bachelor’s degree in

environmental studies. She hopes that in the feature she can be in a position to teach others how to

be good stewards of their environments. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family

and friends, sightseeing, hiking, and taking landscape photos.

Andrea Miralles-Barboza • University of Maryland

NPS Citizen Science Steering Committee, D.C.

A Maryland native, Andrea Miralles-Barboza is a Venezuelan American who grew up in Miami, Florida.

Having grown up in areas shaped by water and other natural resources, she became interested in

human-natural systems and how environmental issues could be addressed by studying humans. She

received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy in May 2018 at the University

of Maryland where she was able to attend an environmental ﬁeld school in New Zealand that

emphasized the need to collaborate with local communities when doing environmental research.

She is now back at the University of Maryland pursuing an M.S. in the Marine Estuarine Environmental

Sciences (MEES) program. She has also done work in environmental advocacy, consulting and lab

research. Currently, she researches the social science of climate change displacement, looking at

groups who are highly vulnerable to issues of climate change like sea level rise. In the future, she

hopes to be able to contribute to developing accessible and appropriate climate change adaptation

plans that consider not just environmental vulnerability, but social vulnerability as well. In her free

time, she likes to spend time outdoors, cook, hike, sing and make tequeños.

Justin Marcano • Tulane University

Everglades National Park, FL

Justin Curtis Marcano is an undergraduate student attending Tulane University. Justin is entering his

senior year of university pursuing a triple major bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Environmental

Studies and Philosophy. Born to immigrant parents of Cuban and Venezuelan descent, in Miami,

Justin is eager to begin his work as a Cultural History Education Intern with Everglades National Park.

Justin will be working closely with the park’s Division of Resource Education and Interpretation, the

archives program under the South Florida Collection Management Center and park scientist under the

South Florida Natural Resource Center to ﬁnalize and grow curriculum focused on the area in the park

identiﬁed as the “Hole in the Donut” (HID).

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Appendix IIII

Workshop

Agenda

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:00 - 9:30

Welcome to the Career and Leadership Workshop and the Value of Youth and Young

Adult Programs

George McDonald

9:30 - 10:15 Thank you for your Service from the U.S. Department of the Interior Rick May

10:15 - 10:25 Spotlight: Where Are LHIP Alumni Now? Veronica Barreto

10:25 - 10:30 Stretch Break

Cristina Martinex

Sophia Bass werner

Gibrán Lule

Vanessa Torres

Naomi Torres

11:45 - 12:30 Brunch Break

Doug Hale

Crystal Gailes

2:00 -2:15 Break

2:15 - 4:30

Direct Hire Authority - Resource Assistant Internship (DHA-RAI) and Public Land Corps

Presentations

4:30 - 4:45 Closeout the Day

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:00 - 10:00 Restorative yoga with music (optional) Griselda Madrigal Lara

10:00 - 11:00 Space, place and culture: Protecting Latino American Cultural and Historical Sites

Ashleyann Perez-Rivera,

Norma hartell, Manny

Galavitz

11:00 - 11:05 Stretch Break

Maite Arce

Angelou Ezeilo

Susan Bonfield

12:05 - 12:15 Spotlight: Where are LHIP Almuni Now? Chantelle Ruidant-Hansen

12:15 - 1:15 The Power of YOU Andrea Droulers-Trejo

1:15 - 2:00 Brunch Break

Noel Lopez

Ruben Andrade

3:30 - 3:45 Break

3:45 - 5:00 Philanthropists: the Next Generation Carlos Martinez

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:00 - 9:30 Meditation and Yoga: Energy to Face the Future (Optional) Gladys Brina

9:30 - 11:30 Poster Seeion

Rebecca Flores

Daniela Alviz

1:00 -2:00 Brunch Break

2:00 - 3:30 The Reflection of Programming Exxperiences Lisa Collins

3:30 - 3:45 Break

3:45 - 5:00

Author Discussion: Black Fraces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African

Americans to the Great Outdoors

Carolyn Finney

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:30 - 10:00 Breathing and Meditation (Optional) Mary Mbaba

Dalia Dorta

Michelle Neuenschwander

Maite Arce

Susan Bonfield

11:00 - 11:45 Closing Event: Keynote Speaker David Vela David Vela

11:45 - 12:00 Virtual Congratulations to LHIP Participants

12:00 - 12:30 Brunch

12:30 - 1:30 Spoken Word Performance Grounded Voices Franklin Cruz

Monday, August 3

Panel Discussion - NPS Journey: Latino Leaders Sharing Their Career Paths10:30 - 11:45

Tuesday, August 4

11:05 - 12:05 CEO Partner Panel

Thursday, August 6

10:00 - 11:00

Ways to Stay Connected with Us

Wednesday, August 5

Human Resources Breakout Session: Navigating the Federal Hiring Process12:30 - 2:00

Virtual Tour of Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail and Airboat Tour of

Everglades National Park

11:45 - 1:00

Different Latino Histories Told through NPS2:00 -3:30

Workshop Agenda

Latino Heritage Internship Program

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:00 - 9:30

Welcome to the Career and Leadership Workshop and the Value of Youth and Young

Adult Programs

George McDonald

9:30 - 10:15 Thank you for your Service from the U.S. Department of the Interior Rick May

10:15 - 10:25 Spotlight: Where Are LHIP Alumni Now? Veronica Barreto

10:25 - 10:30 Stretch Break

Cristina Martinex

Sophia Bass werner

Gibrán Lule

Vanessa Torres

Naomi Torres

11:45 - 12:30 Brunch Break

Doug Hale

Crystal Gailes

2:00 -2:15 Break

2:15 - 4:30

Direct Hire Authority - Resource Assistant Internship (DHA-RAI) and Public Land Corps

Presentations

4:30 - 4:45 Closeout the Day

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:00 - 10:00 Restorative yoga with music (optional) Griselda Madrigal Lara

10:00 - 11:00 Space, place and culture: Protecting Latino American Cultural and Historical Sites

Ashleyann Perez-Rivera,

Norma hartell, Manny

Galavitz

11:00 - 11:05 Stretch Break

Maite Arce

Angelou Ezeilo

Susan Bonfield

12:05 - 12:15 Spotlight: Where are LHIP Almuni Now? Chantelle Ruidant-Hansen

12:15 - 1:15 The Power of YOU Andrea Droulers-Trejo

1:15 - 2:00 Brunch Break

Noel Lopez

Ruben Andrade

3:30 - 3:45 Break

3:45 - 5:00 Philanthropists: the Next Generation Carlos Martinez

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:00 - 9:30 Meditation and Yoga: Energy to Face the Future (Optional) Gladys Brina

9:30 - 11:30 Poster Seeion

Rebecca Flores

Daniela Alviz

1:00 -2:00 Brunch Break

2:00 - 3:30 The Reflection of Programming Exxperiences Lisa Collins

3:30 - 3:45 Break

3:45 - 5:00

Author Discussion: Black Fraces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African

Americans to the Great Outdoors

Carolyn Finney

Time (EST) Topic Speakers

9:30 - 10:00 Breathing and Meditation (Optional) Mary Mbaba

Dalia Dorta

Michelle Neuenschwander

Maite Arce

Susan Bonfield

11:00 - 11:45 Closing Event: Keynote Speaker David Vela David Vela

11:45 - 12:00 Virtual Congratulations to LHIP Participants

12:00 - 12:30 Brunch

12:30 - 1:30 Spoken Word Performance Grounded Voices Franklin Cruz

Monday, August 3

Panel Discussion - NPS Journey: Latino Leaders Sharing Their Career Paths

10:30 - 11:45

Tuesday, August 4

11:05 - 12:05

CEO Partner Panel

Thursday, August 6

10:00 - 11:00 Ways to Stay Connected with Us

Wednesday, August 5

Human Resources Breakout Session: Navigating the Federal Hiring Process

12:30 - 2:00

Virtual Tour of Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail and Airboat Tour of

Everglades National Park

11:45 - 1:00

Different Latino Histories Told through NPS

2:00 -3:30

Luis Garcia Falcón,

Dinosaur National Monument, UT

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