National Park Service Aims to Attract a Diverse Crowd With Help of a Rutgers Alumna

June 15, 2015

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.

Rutgers Today, June 15

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