Maryland Park Service Application Essay

Maryland Park Service opportunity
Wayne Wilson
Career and Professional Development II
Frostburg State University
As I get closer to graduation I am deciding on what my goals and objectives are when I graduate from college. I am majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in General management. In the past I have been involved in peer tutoring and took part in activities with Phi Theta Kappa. I have also volunteered for the Allegany County animal shelter and local volunteer fire companies. I also have had two years of work experience with the Maryland Park Service as a seasonal ranger. With these skills I have gathered there are numerous fields to go into with my skillset. I decided that I want to continue to build my career with

As a result the state of Maryland created a new agency called the Board of Forestry to protect Swallow Falls and other areas throughout Maryland. Throughout the coming decades this agency combined and divided into different agencies and went through many different names. Recently in 2004 the Maryland Park Service received its current name when the secretary of Natural Resources divided the Forest and Park service (Maryland State Archives 2015). The Maryland Park Service main office is located in Annapolis at the Tawes State Office building. The Maryland Park service agency is part of the Department of Natural Resources and the secretary of the entire agency is Mark Belton. The deputy secretary is Frank Dawson III and under them are the superintendents of the Maryland Park Service. This includes the Head Superintendent Nita Settina and the assistant Superintendent Lt. Col. Christopher Bushman (Maryland State Archives 2015). Then under them are 6 regional superintendents and the Western Region Superintendent is Lt. Darrel Anthony (2014 Maryland Parks

They offer very diverse parks which range from locations in the mountains of Western Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean. They offer areas for people to camp, hike, and the opportunity to learn. They offer many programs for children like scales and tails where kids learn about various different animals (2014 Maryland Parks Guide). The job I am very interested in is having the opportunity of becoming a park ranger and moving into a management position at one of the 66 state parks across the state of Maryland. There are some basic requirements to become a park ranger which includes having a bachelor’s degree preferably in business or science. Also one year of experience in supervisory or forest work are needed to be hired. A person can substitute work experience in place of the college education requirement (Maryland Park Service Career Opportunities). My experience as a seasonal ranger will become a valuable tool as I continue to gather experience. The jobs that a park ranger performs are overseeing the operations of the park. They help manage and protect the resources of the park, and they help maintain a budget and supervise seasonal employees. That is one of the main issues the Maryland Park service will be contending within the coming years with changes that are starting to come with the cutting of seasonal employees. The starting salary of a ranger is close to $34,000 per year and it comes