ANNE VASSAR

• Opening, closing, and staffing park visitor center; providing accurate, current information to domestic and international visitors, and ensuring visitor information materials are fully stocked.
• Mentoring and guiding seasonal employees and interns in day to day tasks including visitor center duties, program development, and program delivery.
• Serving as interpretation team lead on weekends and at other times as needed.
• Assisting with managing interpretation division volunteers by mentoring and guiding volunteers in day-to-day tasks and coaching them in interpretive program development and delivery.
• Delivering virtual education programs to K-12 and adult education groups via Teams or Zoom.
• Serving as social media manager by writing posts and obtaining appropriate photos, then uploading and scheduling posts to Facebook and Instagram.
• Delivering ranger talks on the geology of Bryce Canyon; lightning; raptors in the park; and bird watching basics.
• Program on the geology of Bryce Canyon is 15 minutes long, delivered outdoors to an audience of up to 80 people.
• Program about lightning is 45 minutes long and delivered with a PowerPoint presentation and projector in an auditorium setting. Typical audience size is up to 50 people.
• Program on raptors in the park is delivered utilizing questioning and visual aids while conducting a 45-minute walk with visitors along the Bryce Canyon amphitheater rim. Visitor group size is generally up to 40 people.
• All programs have an audience age range of infants to seniors and include environmental education with a focus on climate change and global heating.
• Responding to reference checks for former interns and seasonal employees.
• Roving park trails and viewpoints, engaging in informal interpretation and answering visitor questions.

• Opening, closing, and staffing park visitor center; providing accurate, current information to domestic and international visitors, and ensuring visitor information materials are fully stocked.
• Serving as interpretation team lead on weekends and at other times as needed.
• Mentoring seasonal employees and guiding them in duties including program development and writing for social media.
• Independently led seasonal employee training sessions on public records management and social media.
• Co-led seasonal employee training session on program development.
• Serving as Night Sky ranger, supporting three weekly night sky programs and mentoring two Night Sky interns and one Scientist in the Park, assisting them in developing astronomy-focused programs; also approved timesheets and served as supervisor of record for the Scientist in the Park.
• Assisting with managing interpretation division volunteers by reviewing and ranking volunteer applications; creating an Excel spreadsheet to track volunteer availability; generating a list of interview questions and expectations for volunteers; and mentoring and guiding volunteers in day-to-day tasks.
• Delivering ranger talks on the geology of Bryce Canyon; lightning; raptors in the park; and bird watching basics.
• Program on the geology of Bryce Canyon is 15 minutes long, delivered outdoors to an audience of up to 80 people.
• Program about lightning is 45 minutes long and delivered with a PowerPoint presentation and projector in an auditorium setting. Typical audience size is up to 50 people.
• Program on raptors in the park is delivered utilizing questioning and visual aids while conducting a 45-minute walk with visitors along the Bryce Canyon amphitheater rim. Visitor group size is generally up to 40 people.
• All programs have an audience age range of infants to seniors and include environmental education with a focus on climate change and global heating.
• Serving as social media manager by writing posts and obtaining appropriate photos, then uploading and scheduling posts to Facebook and Instagram, and responding to messages sent to the park via both platforms.
• Responding to reference checks for former interns and seasonal employees.
• Roving park trails and viewpoints, engaging in informal interpretation and answering visitor questions.

• Sorted and identified administrative, resource management, and fire records. Destroyed non-records.
• Using Department of Interior guidelines and schedules, determined type of record and retention.
• Organized records which had not yet met their retention and returned to storage.
• Completed and submitted DI-1941 forms for destruction of records that had met their retention.
• Tracked DI-1941 forms during approval process and coordinated records destruction after approval.
• Arranged for destruction of approximately 50 cubic feet of records which had met retention.
• Served as liaison between the park administration team and the Intermountain Region Records Management team.
• Delivered presentation on public records management to park staff.

• Opened, closed, and staffed park visitor center; provided accurate, current information to domestic and international visitors; and ensured visitor information materials are fully stocked.
• Researched, developed, and delivered ranger talks on the geology of Bryce Canyon; lightning; raptors in the park; and bird watching basics.
• Program about lightning is 45 minutes long and delivered with a PowerPoint presentation and projector in an auditorium setting.
• Program on raptors in the park is delivered utilizing questioning and visual aids while conducting a 45-minute walk with visitors along the Bryce Canyon amphitheater rim. Visitor group size is generally up to 40 people with an age range of infants to senior citizens.
• Created and delivered hands-on table activities about raptors using replica skulls and photo quiz.
• Roved park viewpoints and trails, engaging visitors in informal interpretation and education.
• Served as social media coordinator between interpretive ranger and visual information specialist teams by assisting rangers with developing posts; proofing and editing posts prior to their submission; and notifying VIS team of completed posts.
• Developed in-person training on writing and selecting photos for social media; delivered training to interpretive ranger team.
• Created and submitted three social media posts per month by researching topics; writing error-free copy; and locating suitable public domain photos to accompany posts.
• Completed NPS Social Media for Beginners and Beginner Digital Course trainings.
• Completed nine of 10 modules of NPS Website Content Management System training.
• In partnership with a co-worker, successfully nominated an interpretation division intern for Southern Utah University’s Intern of the Year.
• Assisted with Night Sky program by setting up and taking down telescopes, talking with visitors, and answering their questions.
• Reviewed Junior Ranger books and swore in new Junior Rangers.
• Issued walk-up and reserved backcountry permits using recreation.gov.

• Assisted in social media management by researching and producing visual and written content for unit Facebook and Twitter accounts and scheduling posts.
• Created four weekly posts on topics including regional history, safety, and wildlife.
• Researched, developed, and successfully executed four social media campaigns: Black History Month (one post per week for the month of February 2023), National Invasive Species Awareness Week (six daily posts during final week of February 2023), Women’s History Month (one post per week for the month of March 2023), and National Wildlife Week (one post per day for the first week of April).
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week and Women’s History Month campaigns each received more than 12,000 impressions on Twitter.
• Managed the Every Kid Outdoors (EKO) program by ordering passes; contacting area schools to schedule visits; and presenting an educational program on the 10 Essentials and the EKO pass to fourth grade classes.
• Partnered with Friends of the Columbia Gorge friends group to host middle school field trips to the Collins Slide western pond turtle preserve; led biodiversity audit activity; assisted students and chaperones in using the Seek app to identify plants and animals; and provided information about the impact of invasive species on native ecosystems.
• In partnership with the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, hosted 100 second grade students and chaperones for a field trip and led habitat activity.
• Co-led a guided hike for preschool students and chaperones featuring a habitat activity at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.
• Co-led a guided hike presenting natural and cultural history programming including pre-contact and early European-American settlement.
• Created and maintained a FAQ document for internal staff use including information on hunting regulations and closures; attractive nuisances on forest; government and non-profit partner agencies; and which forest divisions to contact for which issues, etc.

• Served as primary point of contact for the public in headquarters front office, answering telephone and in-person visitor inquiries on topics including area permit systems; status of trails and campgrounds; other Forests and state parks in the region; and transportation options.
• Used recreation.gov to check campground and permit reservations for visitors.
• Created, updated, and maintained accurate signage for headquarters office.
• Processing and distributing incoming and outgoing mail and packages for unit staff.
• Assisted in social media management by proofing and editing written content and posting both written and visual content to unit’s Facebook and Twitter accounts on a weekly basis.
• Participated in weekly developed recreation and administrative staff meetings.
• Certified Collection Officer for unit, conducted retail sales of Forest Service products using ERS system and maintained accurate inventory of accountable property.
• Served as liaison with gift shop concessionaire by keeping an accurate separate inventory and sales system for gift shop items; keeping accurate monthly sales reports; communicating regularly with concession staff; and ensuring all records, cash, and sales receipts were received timely by concession staff.
• Assisted with unit records shipments to National Archives and Records Administration by determining retention schedule for records; organizing records by code into boxes; accurately indexing contents of records boxes; and scheduling shipments with UPS.

• Developed virtual and in-person interpretive services for Vista House, an historic building jointly managed and operated by the Friends of Vista House and Oregon Parks and Recreation.
• Managed the Vista House at Crown Point Facebook and Instagram pages by researching, creating, and developing a weekly schedule of posts on the history and ecology of the Columbia River Gorge area and the state of Oregon.
• After assuming management of the Facebook page in November 2021, increased page likes by 41 percent and page reach by 17 percent over the same period in 2020-2021.
• After assuming management of the Instagram account in February 2022, increased profile reach by 39 percent and profile visits by 56 percent over the same period in 2020-2021.
• Successfully created and managed a social media volunteer recruitment drive, recruiting 14 new volunteers in two weeks.
• As part of National Association for Interpretation Certified Interpretive Guide training, researched and developed a prerecorded video talk about Eva Emery Dye, an early Oregon suffragette and historian, for use on Vista House Facebook page and YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/sABMa_vm7Bk.
• Course instructor requested use of video to share with future CIG classes.
• Researched, scripted and produced 'Vista House: What is it for?,' a short video on the history and development of Vista House for Facebook and YouTube, https://youtu.be/k3tqLxXdDn8.
• Revised, updated, and edited volunteer handbook.
• Managed volunteers by communicating with them via phone, email, and in person regarding interpretive programs; and scheduled volunteers for monthly shifts.

• Developed virtual interpretive services in compliance with COVID safety measures.
• Researched, scripted, and produced a three-video series on historic female fire lookouts on the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie (MBS) National Forest. Videos shared on Forest Facebook page and USFS Region 6 Vimeo account. Episode 1: https://vimeo.com/604326771, Episode 2: https://vimeo.com/604326849, Episode 3: https://vimeo.com/604326912.
• Conducted and recorded interview with current female fire lookout volunteer, posted to Forest Facebook page on 09/13/21 and 09/14/21 (posts remains viewable, links non-functional as of 07/30/22).
• Researched and produced weekly mindfulness nature videos and wildflower update videos posted to MBS National Forest Facebook account.
• Managed Forest Facebook account by creating weekly schedule of videos produced by self and other staff; coordinating content collection from other staff members; gathering and creating content for special events including National Forest Week, Family Fun Month, and National Wilderness Month; uploading, captioning, and posting videos online; creating posts in response to current events and safety issues; and responding to comments and messages from the public.
• Guided and mentored lower-grade employee in their work tasks.
• As a member of the USFS Region 6 Video Production team, co-wrote scripts and recorded voice acting for a series of short videos about stewardship on public lands (in production as of 09/28/21).

• Developed virtual interpretive services for the Eagle Watch program in compliance with COVID safety measures.
• Researched, developed, and created 'What is That?' 'selfie video' series: 14 selfie videos on the following topics: Skagit Wild and Scenic River System; kleptoparasitism; appearance of juvenile vs. adult eagles; and fly agaric mushrooms. Created an additional stand-alone video on kleptoparasitism for the Every Kid Outdoors (EKO) virtual field trip program.
• Took field photographs and video of forest sites using an Android-system cellphone, uploaded photos and videos to USFS Region 6 and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Flickr archives.

Assisted in developing virtual interpretive services in compliance with COVID safety measures.

Researched and developed online content about women who served as fire lookouts and plane spotters during World War II in the Pacific Northwest.

In collaboration with MBS public affairs staff, wrote website feature article (https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/home/?cid=FSEPRD810211) and a series of social media posts for MBS Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Recorded audio narration and partnered with U.S. Forest Service Region 6 Digital Media Specialist to create a Lady Lookouts video for the Forest Service YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ag2U9gu4_k

Researched and developed online content about Pansy Mallett, early 20th century schoolteacher who taught on the MBS. In partnership with USFS Region 6 Digital Media Specialist, created two-part video series. Part 1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF3Op-ma7A4 Part 2, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L47Um5xKdHI

As a member of the USFS Region 6 Video Production team, co-wrote and edited scripts for short videos on pass requirements for Washington and Oregon public lands (https://vimeo.com/524596718).

Guided and mentored lower-grade employees in their work tasks.

Took field photographs and video of forest sites using an Android-system cellphone, uploaded photos and videos to USFS Region 6 and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Flickr archives.

Created and distributed Flickr upload tutorial to Region 6 Video Production team.