// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Jessica Bowron? Bowron to fame yet?
Jessica Bowron | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Director of the National Park Service | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Charles Sams |
Jessica Bowron is the current acting director of the United States National Park Service.
Bowron received an undergraduate degree in natural resource economics from Oregon State University in 2004, and she earned her masters degree in 2007 at the University of Arizona.[1]
She joined the National Park Service in 2007 as a budget analyst through the Presidential Management Fellow program.[2][3] She served as a comptroller since 2017[4] until her appointment in January 2025.[5]
In spring 2025, Bowron issued a directive to park leaders encouraging them to temporarily reassign rangers from other parks, rely on volunteers, and coordinate with state governments to maintain core operations ahead of the summer season.[6]
In December 2025, following a Trump administration directive, the Pride flag was removed from Manhattan’s Stonewall National Monument. The removal sparked local protests at the historic site, which is considered the symbolic birthplace of the LGBTQ rights movement. Bowron wrote a memo in November 2025 that all national parks must review their retail items and remove by December 19 any that promote D.E.I. or gender expression.[7]
A memorandum indicating it was digitally signed by Bowron in January 2026 was issued regarding "Guidance on the Display and Flying of Non-Agency Flags and Pennants within the National Park System."[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Jessica Bowron - Comptroller - National Park Service". LinkedIn. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "NPS Servicewide Awards Digital Program (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Jessica Bowron Comptroller, National Park Service". Congress.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ Jessica Bowron. Comptroller, National Park Service (PDF), January 20, 2025, retrieved March 17, 2025
- ↑ "NPS Comptroller Named Acting Director". www.nationalparkstraveler.org. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ↑ Richards, Heather (April 8, 2025). "Acting NPS director tells parks to get creative on staffing". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ Ahn, Ashley (December 12, 2025). "National Parks Ordered to Remove Items Promoting D.E.I. From Gift Shops". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. ProQuest 3281920125. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ United States Department of the Interior, memorandum to Regional Directors Superintendents. https://home.nps.gov/subjects/policy/upload/Flag_Guidance_Memorandum_1-21-2026.pdf Retrieved February 15, 2026.