Rebekah Kell, on the other hand, has a teaching background and had her first professional park experience completing the internship program at Gateway Arch National Park. “Every major life event or decision I have ever made has either had a state or national park tied to it in some way, shape or form,” he said. Outside of this park, Brundege says his other favorite national park sites are Harpers Ferry National Historic Site, Shenandoah National Park, Congaree National Park, George Washington Memorial Parkway and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. “My dad’s originally from Missouri, so I’m a huge Cardinals fan and have been my whole life. “It broadens my abilities in parks and recreation by being in an urban setting Gateway Arch National Park has everything - it is cultural, recreational and natural.”Ĭoming from the East Coast and his wife from the West Coast, Brundege appreciates St. “I was drawn to Gateway Arch National Park because I love the location and the Old Courthouse,” he continued. “And the fact that you get to do both in one entity is pretty awesome,” he said. He was drawn to parks because of a love of history and of the outdoors. Over the years, he had volunteered a little with NPS but says he mostly volunteered in state parks, military museums and United Service Organizations (USOs). He had accepted that job after being a park ranger in state parks in North Carolina at Hanging Rock State Park and Tennessee at Burgess Falls State Park and Window Cliffs State Natural Area.
Getting to Know the New Education Specialistsīefore joining Gateway Arch National Park’s team about six months ago, Ray Brundege was the anti-terrorism program manager at Scott Air Force Base. We caught up with Gateway Arch National Park’s education director Matt Easley and the new education specialists, Ray Brundege and Rebekah Kell, to learn more about their roles and goals at the park. This expansion will continue to further the opportunities that students and teachers have while visiting the park, and the two new NPS team members hired in the fall are sure to make those visits enriching. In 2022, the Foundation expanded its partnership with Gateway Arch National Park through a new undertaking: funding two permanent, full-time National Park Service (NPS) education specialist positions.Īs an NPS philanthropic partner, the Foundation has been involved in education at the park for some time through the Journey Fund and by supporting programs like Reading with a Ranger and Paddle Your Park. This article was originally published in our spring 2023 newsletter, View 630'.
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