1. Jonathan B Jarvis was born on June 26,1953 and served as the 18th Director of the United States National Park Service, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25,2009, and serving until his retirement on January 3,2017.
11 Facts About Jonathan Jarvis
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Jonathan Jarvis was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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Jonathan Jarvis became a park ranger in 1976, at the National Mall and Memorial Parks.
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Jonathan Jarvis served for three years as the superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park in Ashford, Washington.
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In 2013, Jonathan Jarvis unveiled new guidelines for healthier food at national parks.
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In 2014, Jonathan Jarvis banned the flying of drones over national parks.
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Jonathan Jarvis pledged to remove Confederate flag merchandise from park bookstores and gift shops in 2015 after the massacre of nine black people by a white gunman at a church in Charleston, South Carolina.
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In 2015, Jonathan Jarvis signed an agreement for a new Manhattan Project National Historical Park at the historic nuclear reactor in Hanford, Washington.
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In 2016, the Park Service under Jonathan Jarvis unveiled the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, commemorating the Stonewall Riots for gay rights.
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Jonathan Jarvis was immediately succeeded by Michael T Reynolds, who was appointed as acting director.
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On October 24,2017, Jonathan Jarvis was appointed as the executive director of UC Berkeley's Institute for Parks, People, and Diversity.