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Catoctin Mountain Park Gets New Superintendent
James Rada, Jr.
Courtesy Photo
Rick Slade was born and raised “I liked Moving recognition it deserves.”
in Kansas and was accustomed it because it to Catoctin He pointed out that Catoctin
to seeing far and wide across the was jointly Mountain Mountain Park has the high level of
prairie. Nowadays, when he looks run by the Park is a customer satisfaction of any park in
out his office window, he has to United step up in the Capital Region.
crane his neck to look up the steep States and responsibility “That quality needs to be
hillside through a heavy forest of Mexico,” for Slade. He maintained,” added Slade.
trees to see the sky. Slade said. is managing While he is still learning the
Slade became the superintendent The area double the ins and outs of his new park, he is
of Catoctin Mountain Park at the is created by staff, with enjoying the process. One of the
beginning of May of this year. He the Amistad double the changes that he expects visitors will
replaced Superintendent Mel Poole, Reservoir in budget, in a see is new exhibits that are being
who retired last year after a thirty- Mexico, but park that has planned for the visitor’s center.
seven-year career with the National the result is three times Behind the scenes, Slade said that
Park Service. a beautiful the acreage. some of the park’s infrastructure
Slade began his career with the area in two “There dates back to the 1930s and needs
National Park Service in 2003. After countries. are layers of to be updated.
graduate school, he was working He history here,” “The park has good bones,”
with the federal government, enjoyed the Slade said. Slade said. “We need to keep doing
reviewing GAO programs. work. His “It’s endlessly well what we do well.”
“I realized that I was more wife worked fascinating.”
interested in conservation work, and a as a midwife Rick Slade, new superintendent of While
friend encouraged me to apply for the and spoke Catoctin Mountain Park. Catoctin Don’t forget
National Park Service,” recalled Slade. Spanish and Mountain Park
He applied, but he didn’t hold English. and Monocacy to drop your
out a lot of hope for getting in He moved back east and took National Battlefield have different
because the National Park Service a position with the Chattahoochee characters, he finds them both change to
has a reputation of being a tough River National Recreation Area beautiful parks.
federal department to enter. in Georgia in 2003. In 2013, he “This park [Catoctin Mountain benefit area
He was accepted for a position became the superintendent of Park] is a gem within the park
with the Amistad National Monocacy National Battlefield in service, though,” stated Slade. “I food banks.
Recreation Area. Frederick. don’t think it gets the national
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Catoctin Mountain Park Gets New Superintendent
James Rada, Jr.
Courtesy Photo
Rick Slade was born and raised “I liked Moving recognition it deserves.”
in Kansas and was accustomed it because it to Catoctin He pointed out that Catoctin
to seeing far and wide across the was jointly Mountain Mountain Park has the high level of
prairie. Nowadays, when he looks run by the Park is a customer satisfaction of any park in
out his office window, he has to United step up in the Capital Region.
crane his neck to look up the steep States and responsibility “That quality needs to be
hillside through a heavy forest of Mexico,” for Slade. He maintained,” added Slade.
trees to see the sky. Slade said. is managing While he is still learning the
Slade became the superintendent The area double the ins and outs of his new park, he is
of Catoctin Mountain Park at the is created by staff, with enjoying the process. One of the
beginning of May of this year. He the Amistad double the changes that he expects visitors will
replaced Superintendent Mel Poole, Reservoir in budget, in a see is new exhibits that are being
who retired last year after a thirty- Mexico, but park that has planned for the visitor’s center.
seven-year career with the National the result is three times Behind the scenes, Slade said that
Park Service. a beautiful the acreage. some of the park’s infrastructure
Slade began his career with the area in two “There dates back to the 1930s and needs
National Park Service in 2003. After countries. are layers of to be updated.
graduate school, he was working He history here,” “The park has good bones,”
with the federal government, enjoyed the Slade said. Slade said. “We need to keep doing
reviewing GAO programs. work. His “It’s endlessly well what we do well.”
“I realized that I was more wife worked fascinating.”
interested in conservation work, and a as a midwife Rick Slade, new superintendent of While
friend encouraged me to apply for the and spoke Catoctin Mountain Park. Catoctin Don’t forget
National Park Service,” recalled Slade. Spanish and Mountain Park
He applied, but he didn’t hold English. and Monocacy to drop your
out a lot of hope for getting in He moved back east and took National Battlefield have different
because the National Park Service a position with the Chattahoochee characters, he finds them both change to
has a reputation of being a tough River National Recreation Area beautiful parks.
federal department to enter. in Georgia in 2003. In 2013, he “This park [Catoctin Mountain benefit area
He was accepted for a position became the superintendent of Park] is a gem within the park
with the Amistad National Monocacy National Battlefield in service, though,” stated Slade. “I food banks.
Recreation Area. Frederick. don’t think it gets the national
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