Cara Chatfield Rohrbaugh is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon Hometown and Background I’m from Springfield, Ohio, which is a little under 50 miles west of Columbus. My sister, Annie, …Read More
John Lorenz is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon Hometown and Background I grew up in Grandview Heights, between Upper Arlington and Downtown Columbus. I was the third of seven …Read More
Hometown and Background I grew up in Columbus with mom and dad, elder brother Matthew and younger sister Emilija. Our family surname, Erenpreiss, and my sister’s first name, are Latvian. …Read More
Tom Kirker Part-time Ranger, Slate Run Metro Park Hometown and Background I grew up in Bexley, on the campus of Capital University. My dad was the Dean of Men at …Read More
Jennifer Rounds Sharon Woods Naturalist Hometown and Background My family lived in Fort Recovery, Ohio, until I was in 2nd Grade, although I was born in the hospital at Cold …Read More
Mike Bosworth Maintenance Technician, Scioto Grove Metro Park Hometown and Background I’m born and bred in Columbus. All my life I’ve been called by my nickname of Boz, and I’m …Read More
Renee Telfer Human Resources Director Hometown and Background I was born in Beckley, West Virginia, but my family moved to Columbus when I was just nine months old. My dad …Read More
Joy and Jim Dunno Metro Parks Volunteers at Blendon Woods Why we volunteer at Metro Parks, what we do and what we love most about it JOY We’ve been retired …Read More
Why I volunteer at Metro Parks, what I do and what I love most about it Volunteering has always been important to me. I retired eight years ago after working …Read More
Dave Potts Invasives Team Volunteer – Highbanks Why I volunteer at Metro Parks, what I do and what I love most about it I retired in 2016 after a full …Read More
Trevor Williams Metro Parks Construction Manager Hometown and Background I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio on the northeast side of the city. My father was raised on a …Read More
Sarah Zinsmeister Park Ranger, Glacier Ridge Metro Park Hometown and Background My dad relocated a lot in his work for Abbot Laboratories, so we were frequently on the move. Every …Read More
Chrissy Hoff Senior Naturalist, Highbanks Hometown and Background I’m from a small town in northern Ohio. I have always been interested in animals, especially wildlife. I have an enduring memory …Read More
Marty Shull Park Manager, Slate Run Metro Park Hometown and Background I was raised in the Columbus suburb of Grandview Heights. My mother remarried when I was in 6th grade, …Read More
Joe Goddard Maintenance Technician, Pickerington Ponds Metro Park Hometown and Background I came into the world at St Ann’s Maternity Hospital in Columbus, but my early years were spent in …Read More
Cassie Stiles Assistant Golf Course Manager, Blacklick Woods Golf Courses Hometown and Background I come from Milford Center, in Union County. It’s a village with less than a thousand residents, …Read More
Katie Lofton Maintenance Technician, Scioto Audubon Metro Park Hometown and background I was born in Millersport, a small village about 40 minutes’ drive east of Columbus. It’s situated on the …Read More
Matt Thompson Part-time Ranger, Highbanks Hometown and background I come from North Greenbush, a town of just over 13,000 people in upstate New York. The western edge of the town …Read More
Shelby Watkins Assistant Park Manager, Quarry Trails Metro Park Hometown and background I come from Upper Sandusky, a small city in Wyandot County, almost exactly half way between Marion and …Read More
Carrie Keller Outreach Naturalist for Senior Programs Hometown and background I come from Reynoldsburg and went to school there, first at Herbert Mills Elementary and then graduating from Reynoldsburg High …Read More