Chartered by Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation is the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, generating private support and building strategic partnerships to protect and enhance America’s national parks for present and future generations.
As a Senior Coordinator, Strategic Communications, I’m responsible for amplifying the work and stories of our grantees, park partners, national parks, and NPF itself. This includes providing grantees with communications toolkits to effectively talk about and share their , writing press releases for NPF’s newsroom, and pitching stories to reporters across the country to help inspire people to connect with and protect America’s national parks.
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Collective Campaign for National Parks, Communications Toolkit
In summer 2025, the National Park Foundation awarded grants to park partners as part of The Collective Campaign for National Parks — a nationwide initiative to grow organizational capacity and elevate philanthropic support for America’s national parks, ensuring these treasured places thrive for generations to come. These grants are part of a larger, joint effort between the National Park Foundation, the National Park Friends Alliance, and more than 100 park partners to collectively raise $4.5 billion by 2028 and strengthen the philanthropic foundation of our national parks.
I helped create a communications toolkit to support partners with effectively and consistently sharing news about these grants, providing resources and templates for social media, owned content, and earned media outreach. As a result, partners produced 40+ social posts, secured 11 earned media placements in local and trade outlets, and published seven blogs.
Fishing Clinic Amplification
Visitors can cast a line in more than 200+ national park sites, and with support from the National Park Foundation and its partners, many parks offer opportunities to learn how to fish! By making fishing clinics, loaner gear, and hands-on guidance more accessible, NPF helps young anglers gain confidence in themselves while discovering the rewards of spending time outside in our most magnificent and meaningful places.
In Fall 2025, I connected with recent grant recipients to learn more about the experiences they’re providing to local families and youth to assist them with media outreach.
The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) represents one of the most important, bipartisan investments in public lands in American history. Signed into law in 2020, this historic legislation established the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (Legacy Restoration Fund) to help tackle decades of deferred maintenance and modernize beloved parks’ facilities nationwide.
I helped create owned content for NPF to champion reauthorization of the Legacy Restoration Fund (which expired in September 2025), highlighting some of its many success stories and the importance of its renewal.
