Jonathan Jarvis

Jonathan Jarvis
File:Jon Jarvis Older 2009.jpg
Director of the National Park Service
Incumbent
Assumed office September 24, 2009
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Dan Wenk (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-26) June 26, 1953
Alma mater	College of William and Mary

Jonathan B. Jarvis (born June 26, 1953) is the 18th Director of the United States National Park Service, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 2009. He was serving as regional director for the Pacific West Region when, on July 10, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Jarvis for the directorship following the resignation of Mary A. Bomar on January 20, 2009, the day of President Obama's inauguration. A career civil servant, Jarvis has been with the service for over 30 years.

Prior to his work as regional director, Jarvis served for three years as the superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park in Ashford, Washington. He was superintendent of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve in Alaska during the 1990s.

Jarvis graduated from The College of William & Mary, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, in 1975 with a degree in biology.

References

• Jonathan Jarvis biography, National Park Service

Political offices
Preceded by Dan Wenk Acting	Director of the National Park Service 2009–present	Incumbent