Jennifer Nersesian oversees Gateway National Recreation Area spanning Sandy Hook, Staten Island and Jamaica Bay.
As the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, Nersesian – a 2002 graduate of the Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy – is preparing to tackle a dilemma that plagues the institution nationwide. She is working to attract a new generation of parkgoer in the face of changing national demographics.