Association of National Park Rangers - Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities

Here is another chance to support your organization! Sometimes specific volunteer tasks are posted here (see below) but we almost always have other projects where we could use your help with something already in progress — or perhaps a proposal of your own. We urge you to contact the president or any board member regarding your interests and willingness to assist ANPR. See the Officers page.

Important task leaders for ANPR
ANPR is seeking several people to undertake interesting and necessary tasks for the organization. Please consider lending your expertise to the tasks listed below. Together we can keep ANPR strong.

Exhibitors Coordinator — Head the Ranger Rendezvous exhibitors fundraising program. This involves locating vendors during the year, and then being at the Rendezvous to get them set up, arranging events in the exhibition area (along with site coordinators Dan Moses and Mike Pflaum), and communicating with the ANPR board about progress during the year.

Membership Assistants — Call lapsed members and encourage them to rejoin, or if they are unwilling to rejoin try to find out what ANPR could have done differently to keep them as members.

Regular Raffle Coordinator — Handle most details of the Ranger Rendezvous regular raffle. This involves reminding folks before Rendezvous to bring or send raffle items, storing and moving items at Rendezvous, pulling the tickets and awarding the prizes in front of the audience, and sending out thank-you letters for donations.

Rendezvous Judge — Explain and solicit fines and read the fines in front of the audience at Rendezvous. (This is a fun, humorous job.)

Reorganization Committee — A past president has asked ANPR to consider a reorganization of the Board of Directors to bring back some or all of the regional representatives we once had to increase communication and activism in the members. Another idea is to split out the Board Member for Professional Issues into members for the different disciplines, such as Professional Issues – Interpretation, Professional Issues – Maintenance, Professional Issues – Resource Management, Professional Issues – Protection, Professional Issues – Administration & Management. This may increase our ability to recruit members outside the 0025 series because they have a specific board position representing their work discipline/issues. We need a committee to examine these issues and report to the board.

* * * If you can help or want to find our more information about any of the above listings, please contact ANPR President Scot McElveen at ANPRScotM@aol.com

Meet the Newest Volunteers for ANPR — Elected Members of the Board of Directors
ANPR members elected three new board members during balloting in January 2010.

President Elect - Stacy Allen
Board Member for Fundraising Activities - Charissa Reid
Board Member for Membership Services - Liam Strain

In addition, this member was elected to serve the remaining year of a term expiring Dec. 31, 2010:
Board Member for Special Concerns - Amy Gilbert

ANPR members elected three new board members during balloting in January 2009. The positions are three-year board terms ending in December 2011.

Treasurer - Bill Schappell
Board Member for Education and Training - Rebecca Harriett
Board Member for Internal Communications - Eric Leonard
Board Member for Strategic Planning - Stacy Allen

In addition, this member was elected to serve the remaining year of a term expiring Dec. 31, 2009:
Board Member for Fund Raising Activities - Kendell Thompson

In February 2009 the board appointed this member to serve the remaining two years of a term expiring Dec. 31, 2010:
Board Member for Seasonal Perspectives - Tom Banks

See Officers page for contact information.

ANPR members elected three new board members during balloting in December 2007. The positions are three-year board terms ending in December 2010.

Secretary - Emily Weisner
Board Member for Professional Issues - Mike Anderson
Board Member for Seasonal Perspectives - Curt Treichel
Board Member for Special Concerns - Craig Ackerman

ANPR members elected four new board members during balloting in January 2007. President elect sits for one year before assuming the presidency for three years. The other two positions are three-year board terms ending in December 2009.

President Elect - Scot McElveen
Board Member for Membership Services - Gregg Fauth
Board Member for Fund Raising Activities - Debra Hughson