Jack Hartt is deliberate about the experience people have at Deception Pass State Park. He feels a park experience should feel “Park-Like”. Most parks have trees and trails, but it is the experience of the park that brings people back year after year. In this episode of the Park Leaders Show, Jack Hartt verbally walks […]
Washington State Parks
Don’t Let the Park Define You with Bill Overby
Bill Overby is Commander of the Parks Law Enforcement Academy at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, WA. He was a Park Ranger with Washington State Parks for 32 years, including 20 years as manager of Deception Pass State Park. Commander Overby recommends you don’t let the park define you, even as you give your […]
The Value of Experience with Eric Watilo
Eric Watilo is a Region Manager with Washington State Parks. After fifteen years in the field as a Park Manager and Park Manager, Eric has spent the past sixteen years in a Region Headquarters. As a Region Manager, Eric works directly with many Park Managers. He is familiar with the issues most Park Managers struggle […]
Parks are the Soul of a Community with Rex Derr
Rex Derr is the former director of Washington State Parks. Rex says his career in Parks was glorious and feels parks are the soul of a community. Rex was the architect and main cheerleader of Washington State Park’s Centennial 2013 plan. This plan built excitement and prepared Washington State Parks to celebrate the park system’s […]