The Shenandoah National Park Trust

Last Friday I completed my term with Appalachian Conservation Corps as one of their Education & Interpretation Individual Placements in Shenandoah National Park. Returning to the Blue Ridge Mountains this past 6 months has felt like a full-circle moment. In this role, I have been able to have conversations about the rich biodiversity of the region I call home while building my skills of educating about and interpretating the natural world. One of my most treasured take-aways from my time is my relationships with my fellow young land stewards and educators. I am inspired and empowered everyday by sharing an office space or the great outdoors with all of you wonderful folks! A special thank you to Margo Roseum for serving as my supervisor throughout my term. Whether she’s fighting literal or figurative fires, Margo always had time to counsel and coach me. Additional thank you to the following organizations for supporting this internship opportunity! Appalachian Conservation Corps Conservation Legacy AmeriCorps National Park Service The Shenandoah National Park Trust SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION

We're hiring again! This time, we're looking for a highly-organized, self-motivated professional to take on the business side of nonprofit work as an Operations & Finance Coordinator. This is a full-time position based in our Charlottesville office with a salary range of $40,000-$50,000 and full benefits, including healthcare, 401K match, 20 days PTO, paid holidays, hiking, flexible work environment, and a Shenandoah National Park Pass. For more responsibilities, qualifications, and instructions to apply, visit snptrust.org/careers. We look forward to working with you! #hiring #finance #nonprofit #shenandoahnationalpark

Let's give a warm welcome to this month's Artist-in-Residence, Susan Patrice! Susan is a documentary and contemplative photographer. Her photography and public installations focus on the Appalachian landscape and its people and feature intimate images that touch deeply into questions of place and belonging. Since 2016, her work has primarily explored the nature of visual perception and its impact on our feelings of kinship with the natural world. She engages in intimate gestural conversations with the land through the use of hand-built cameras designed in response to place. She lives in Marshall, North Carolina, where she is the director of Makers Circle and a co-founder of the Kinship Photography Collective. “During my residency, I will experiment with ways that photography can bear witness to the massive scales of time and space in which the Appalachian region has evolved while also attending to the ever-changing landscape and what it can tell us about transformation and resiliency,” she said. Susan will lead a "Wonder Walk" workshop on September 27th as part of Art in the Park weekend! #artinthepark #photography #art #shenandoahnationalpark

60 years ago today, the Wilderness Act was signed into law, forever protecting designated wilderness areas from human-caused environmental degradation. The wilderness offers exceptional unconfined recreation opportunities and the chance to experience natural quiet, solitude, dark night skies, and nature untrammeled. Shenandoah National Park contains 79,579 acres of congressionally designated wilderness, nearly 40% of the park's acreage. This makes the Shenandoah Wilderness the third largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River and one of the closest wilderness areas to a major population center. Happy 60th birthday, Wilderness Act! 🎉 "A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain." – Howard Zahniser, the Wilderness Act of 1964 #wilderness #nature #conservation #shenandoahnationalpark

Artists tell us stories about the beauty and challenges of our environment. We have artists to thank for our national parks, the painters and photographers who helped spark a national movement that preserves these lands for all time. Come celebrate our region's artists at the 2024 Art in the Park Cocktail Reception and Art Auction! Join us September 28th at Quièvremont Winery in beautiful Washington, Virginia to support the art and artists of our region amidst the majesty of Shenandoah. All proceeds support Shenandoah National Park and local artwork will be up for sale in both a live and silent auction. Get your ticket today: https://lnkd.in/eXmpJrFj #art #auction #pleinair #shenandoahnationalpark

In honor of her first day of class back at Georgetown University, we're giving Abbey Murray, our summer intern, a shoutout! Abbey spent the last three months helping our Annual Giving Team coordinate volunteer efforts and assisting with events in and around Shenandoah. Here's what she had to say about her time with us: "Through participating in team meetings, coordinating Tabling in the Park, and attending community events like the Shenandoah Soirée and Plein Air Paint Day as SNPT's Volunteer Coordinator Intern, I gained an invaluable understanding of the operations and initiatives of a non-profit philanthropic organization. I now have a deeper appreciation for the sustained beauty of Shenandoah National Park." Best wishes for your sophomore year, Abbey! #FDOC #intern #shenandoahnationalpark

We're hiring! The Event & Volunteer Manager is a full-time position that will lead the Trust’s suite of fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events, from conception to execution. This role also involves growing our burgeoning volunteer program to support internal and external events and projects. This position reports to the Annual Fund Director and is part of a larger team and entails various responsibilities that require professionalism, collaboration, initiative, a high level of attention to detail, and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information. The Event and Volunteer Manager will be both process- and product-oriented, able to refine and iterate on existing protocols, plans, and partnerships to improve outcomes and deliver top-quality, concierge-level service to partners, constituents, and donors. This position is based in Charlottesville, VA. The work requires travel to areas around the park, NOVA, and Richmond. Salary: $50,000-$60,000, with competitive benefits; including staff hikes and a Shenandoah National Park annual pass. In an effort to be equitable and transparent we post our salary ranges. To honor this transparency, we will not go above the salary range posted. Shenandoah National Park Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and experiences. We encourage candidates who may not meet all the qualifications to apply. Go to snptrust.org/careers to read the full job description, including roles & responsibilities and qualifications, as well as instructions to apply. #hiring #career #events #shenandoahnationalpark

We are hiring for an Event and Volunteer Manager! The Event & Volunteer Manager is a full-time position that will lead the Trust’s suite of fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events, from conception to execution. This role also involves growing our burgeoning volunteer program to support internal and external events and donor stewardship!  Learn more https://lnkd.in/dicXKpbX

Ray Mishler is a nearly 50-year resident of Charlottesville and retired in 2020 from his position as the Vice President of the MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION where he had served for 31 years. He was responsible in that capacity for community relations and philanthropy, and he assisted the Hospital with the management of its volunteer program, community health partnerships and outreach services, and governmental relations.  He was a Certified Fund-Raising Executive with the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Before joining the team at Martha Jefferson, Ray served as Director for Development at UVA Children's Hospital and as Executive Director of the Central Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross.  He currently serves on the board of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and the Piedmont Virginia Community College Educational Foundation and was previously on the Boards of the Charlottesville Free Clinic the Thomas Jefferson Area United Way, and other community advisory boards and task forces.  He graduated from Windham College in Putney, Vermont.  He is married to Patricia Smith and they have two grown children. After retiring in 2020 and a Covid hiatus, Ray was aware of the Trust primarily through Banff and offered some volunteer time to work in the office, getting to know the team and learning from other volunteers about their passion for the park. Ray has traveled to many other national parks but felt he had missed that which was in his own backyard. His relationship with the Trust has become a motivator to explore and develop his own personal connection, and he hopes to bring his professional work and other board experiences to support the Trust’s mission. #board #nonprofit #shenandoahnationalpark

This is why we do what we do 👏 We're beyond proud to be part of this community and this collaboration. Thanks to all those that made it happen. Let's do it again next year! Appalachian Conservation Corps, Rivanna Trails Foundation, City of Charlottesville, CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB, Public Lands, Virginia Outdoors Foundation #conservation #community #collaboration