Employees & Alumni Association Ranger Career Progress Report
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Spring 1994 Q/f^wsletter Employees & Alumni Association of the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE A Message From ISSUES OF THE 90s The Chairman Downsizing - -The 90s Word Hits NPS (And None Too Gently) a. s of May 8th, the 5 National Park Service Arolls were lighter by o over 400 employees. Gary Everbardl Termed "the buyout," the 5 A Park Ranger communicates with her audience. Federal Restructuring Act of 1994 provided the incentive for many NPS personnel to irst, let me say how leave government employ proud and pleased I am Ranger Career Progress Report ment. Fto serve as the Chair The window of opportunity GS-9 level as the minimum person of the Employees fter several years of tions (Resource Education was short. Applications to full performance level. and Alumni Association intensive problem and Visitor Use Management; qualify for the $25,000 Therefore, an employee in (E&AA) of the National Park Adefinition, consulta Resource Protection and payout had to be filed by one of those positions would Service. I believe E&AA tion and policy develop Visitor Use Management; and April 18th. Resignations or ment, the Ranger Futures be promoted to GS-9 as soon represents the ideals and a combination of Resource retirement became effective values of the Service, and career reform initiative is as the time-in-grade require Education, Protection, and as of May 3rd. Employees offers personal benefits and now being implemented. ments were met. Visitor Use Management) accepting the buyout will be fellowship that extend to the Growing out of the Vail with the positions that are There are other positions unable to return to any employees, their families and Symposium's workforce by now classified as GS-025. If now 025 which will not meet federal position for at least the retirees. I am deter developing "...a comprehen the position meets the new the new criteria and will be five years unless they repay mined to keep it alive and sive Servicewide human 025 criteria, then it stays an reclassified into technician, the $25,000. strong with your help. resource policy and strat 025 with a full performance clerical, or other similar Nevertheless, many in the Secondly, I want to update egy...", the Ranger Futures level of GS-9. On July 10, fields that have less than the park service family gambled you on E&AA organization Working Group developed a 1994 those employees that GS-9 as the full performance on early retirement or on changes that have resulted in new human resource strat are now GS-7 025s, and level, and that promote in egy for the ranger occupa new careers and have a partnership with Eastern meet time in grade require one grade intervals rather National Park and Monument tion. departed. (See GREENER ments, will be promoted to than at the two grade inter Association (EN). This GS-9s in their current jobs. PASTURES, page 3.) Final approval of the Ranger val. Employees in these realignment is brought about Likewise, those GS-5s Futures Concept as NPS positions will at least main NPS is estimating that it due to Terry Wood's desire meeting requirements will go policy will institutionalize tain their current pay (some needs to pare around 1325 to retire as the Executive to GS-7, and then to GS-9s the concept, revise policies, may be promoted as a result jobs, mainly in WASO and Director in 1996, as well as either in October of 1994, if and establish new proce of the reclassification, the regional offices. Six NPS the need to restructure they meet certain time-in- dures which will be imple especially those employees task forces have been at management and operations. grade requirements, or in mented Servicewide on July currently below the GS-5 work considering options on An interim E&AA Board met July of 1995 if they lack consolidation of some in February and outlined a 10, 1994. level), continue to wear the those time-in-grade qualifica functions, moving others to process and established The Ranger Futures concept NPS uniform, receive career tions. parks, making some units arrangements for the describes the Park Ranger counselling, and be eligible larger, and some smaller, etc. Association's partnership occupation (GS-025) in terms Over the long run, the to compete for 025 positions with EN. of protecting park resources National Park Service will if they are qualified. A freeze has been put in and providing services to hire its GS-025 Park Rangers How is all of this paid for? place service-wide that (continued on page 10) park visitors through the as GS-5s, send them through The NPS has reprogrammed should result in job openings development of a workforce a structured two year in-take 2 million dollars for Fiscal becoming available for those Inside This Issue which will meet ever- program, and promote them 1994 and is asking the employees whose functions changing organizational and to GS-7 and then GS-9 when Congress for a total of 18 have been reduced or employee needs. the program is successfully million in Fiscal 1995. A moved. Final plans for restructuring are still being •Issues of the 90s: The standards for the 025 completed. healthy part of this sum will worked on. • Downsizing and buyouts series did not change but the Some positions now classi provide for necessary train • Ranger careers methods and philosophies fied as 025 will be found not ing to bring about full •The Perspective for evaluating and crediting to meet the criteria of the implementation. Various 025 work did. new benchmark position other actions and projects From Here will continue as the overall So what does this mean? In descriptions. These position • Russ Dickenson comments ranger career management Ranger Careers the field it literally means will be reclassified into the program evolves, to assure • Focus on the Parks that a GS-9 journey person correct occupation series. that the entire workforce is - A Perspective level has been established This action may result in the •Remember When managed in a coherent way by William O. Nichols, for the 025 park ranger assignment of the position that promotes career indi Superintendent, •Alumni News series. Currently regional into one of the professional vidual growth and develop Vicksburg National teams have been working series such as historian, • New Places/New ment to enhance the accom Military Park with the parks to compare education specialist, biolo Faces plishment of the NPS an,,. See Page 11. the three new generic, gist, etc. All of the profes • People on the move Mission. flpi benchmark position descrip sional occupations have the ~n o4£wsletter To New Places New Faces Joan Anzelmo, Chief of Deb Liggett reports she is External Affairs at the National enjoying her superintendency Interagency Fire Center in at Devils Tower, NPS' first Boise, ID, has been named National Monument. Al Chief of Public Affairs, NFS. though husband, Jay, remains She assumed her new duties in Everglades NP for now, on May 2nd. they are hoping to get in the A native of Washington, DC, same time zone soon. Deb's Anzelmo began her NPS address is PO Box 125, career in 1976 as a park Devils Tower, WY 82714. ranger, then as Chief of Visitor Paul Henderson-from Chief Bernard R. Meyer Executive Services, National Visitor of Interpretation and Cultural Vice President, White House Center, Washington, DC. In Resources, Petroglyph NM Historical Assn. Neil W. Horstman 1980. she transferred to (NM) to Area Manager, Oct 1979 - June 1994 Yellowstone NP to establish a Washington/Oregon Units, national public affairs program Nez Perce NHP (OR). CHANGES AT RESERVA and coordinate large-scale Conservation Association, Square, and to the oldest Carol Fox—from Secretary to TION NO. 1: events.In 1984, Anzelmo and the National Trust for public building in Washing Supt., Gettysburg NMP (PA) directed NPS information All present and former NCR, Historic Preservation. We ton. to Secretary to Director wish Bernie and Audrey, centers at the Summer Olym WASO and NCP people know CHANGES AT CNPCA: Kennedy, WASO. pics in Los Angeles, CA; later that Reservation No. 1, as long time F&AA life mem Bruce Craig, NPCA North that year, she was selected as Adrienne Anderson-from designated in L'Fnfant's plan bers, good luck on the rest of east regional director, and Park Manager for Great Falls Archeologist, RMRO, detail for the federal city, is the plot their trip. 1982 Freeman Tilden national Park, VA. during April and May to of DC parkland occupied by Neil W. Horstman begins award winner as Chief of Legislation and Congressional the White House! They also his duties as Executive Vice Interpretation, Channel Liaison, WASO. know about the White House President of the Association Historical Association and, Islands NP (CA), has been Harold Spencer—from Chief in June. He is currently the since 1979, its retiring Execu named Executive Director of of Concessions, SWRO, to eighth Resident Director of tive Director Bernard R. CNPCA by its board. He Acting Chief of Concessions, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Meyer. takes over the leadership WASO, through early June. Association of the Union, the from Tricia Tackas, who so owner's of Mt. Vernon. Greg Gnesios—from Chief of Bernie began his Washington ably served as interim direc Previously, he served as Interpretation, Whiskeytown- experience in 1941 as a tor when Debra Trout re Executive Director of Savan Shasta-Trinity NRA (CA) to Solicitor with DOE For many signed because of ill health. nah Foundation (GA). He Chief of Interpretation and years he was the "legal eagle" The CNPCA office is now has had extensive experience Cultural Resources, for the NPS, retiring in 1973- located near DC at PO Box in regional planning, as well Petroglyph NM (NM).