Saving History Saturday: New Superintendent announced at Gettysburg
On August 6th, the National Park Service announced Stephanie Stephens as the new superintendent for the Gettysburg National Military Park, Eisenhower National Historic Site, and Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument.
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Stephens has been with the National Park Service for 37 years, in a variety of leadership positions focused on the preservation and stewardship of National Park Service museum collections and cultural resources. In 2016 she was selected as the National Park Service chief curator. Since then, she has served as the national deputy associate director for Park Programs and National Heritage Areas, the Midwest Region associate regional director for Cultural Resources, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance programs, and as a deputy regional director for the Midwest Region.
As part of the announcement Acting Northeast Region Deputy Regional Director Brandon Bies had the following to say; “Stephanie’s experience in cultural resource stewardship, museum and curatorial leadership, collaborative planning, and community engagement is perfectly suited for this position.” He continued, “her curatorial knowledge is especially relevant at Gettysburg, home to the National Park Service’s largest Civil War museum collection, where the preservation, care, and interpretation of these meaningful artifacts is a central mission.”
Stephens currently serves as the acting regional director for the Midwest Region of the National Park Service and will assume her new role this fall.
