Meet Alexandra Hernandez, who is the Regional Program Manager for the National Heritage Areas Program!
How did you find yourself at NPS?
While I was studying history in graduate school, I was fortunate enough to work as a museum technician intern for Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Montana in 2009. The internship was offered through a Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) collaboration between the National Park Service and Colorado State University. I had heard about the opportunity through the university’s Public Lands History Center. The internship opportunity was a phenomenal experience and I loved working for a small park unit, especially one as such a beautiful place like Montana! Having such a great experience there, I decided to do a Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) internship with the NPS Regional Office in Denver working as a historian for the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program also in 2009. Having both park and office experiences in graduate school really opened my eyes to the amazing opportunities and careers available in the NPS.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service