Behind the Parks: Tom Kirker at Slate Run
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Jennifer at Sharon Woods
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Mike at Scioto Grove
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Renee Telfer at Metro Parks HQ
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Joy and Jim at Blendon Woods
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Eunice at Highbanks
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Dave at Highbanks
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Trevor at Metro Parks Headquarters
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Sarah Zinsmeister at Glacier Ridge
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Chrissy at Highbanks
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Marty at Slate Run
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Joe at Pickerington Ponds
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Cassie at Blacklick Woods Golf Courses
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Katie at Scioto Audubon
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Matt Thompson at Highbanks
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Shelby, Assistant Manager at Quarry Trails
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Carrie, Outreach Naturalist for Senior Programs
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
Behind the Parks: Meet Marcos at Blacklick Woods
Marcos Santamaria Park Technician, Blacklick Woods Metro Park Hometown and background I was born in Reynoldsburg and went to school here, first at Rose Hill Elementary, then to the Waggoner …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Megan at Inniswood
Megan Fleischer Horticulturist, Inniswood Metro Gardens Hometown and background I’m from Perrysburg, which is about 12 miles southwest of Toledo in northwest Ohio and has a population of about 25,000. …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Andrew Boose, Metro Parks Aquatic Ecologist
Andrew Boose Metro Parks Aquatic Ecologist Hometown and background I was born in Sandusky, but I lived a little to the east of there, or “on the other side of …Read More