DNR Employees Around The State To Participate In National Job Shadow Day
Multiple Locations Throughout The State Starting At 8 A.M.
Monday, Feb. 2 — Groundhog Day 8:30 A.M. To 3 P.M.
Secretary C. Ronald Franks among those to act as student mentors Feb. 2
ANNAPOLIS, MD — Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary C. Ronald Franks and his staff will participate in the National Job Shadow Day Initiative that kicks off on this Groundhog Day, Monday, Feb. 2.DNR representatives from the Natural Resources Police, State Forest and Park Service and Wildlife and Heritage Service will join Secretary Franks in hosting high school students both in the office and out in the field in an effort to enlighten them to the breadth of career opportunities available with the agency.
“In our continuing effort to attract the best and brightest to DNR, Job Shadow Day affords a unique opportunity to grab the interest of Maryland’s young people when they are still in school and forming decisions about their future, “ Secretary Franks said. “DNR has a diverse range of career fields: I am positive these students will be inspired by the jobs they shadow.”
More than one million young people nationwide are expected to participate in the seventh annual Job Shadow Day initiative.
National job shadowing is a coordinated effort of Junior Achievement, America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth, and the U.S. Department of Labor. Monster, News Corporation, and the American Hotel and Lodging Association are the major co-sponsors. For more information, go to www.jobshadow.org.
***Below is a listing of where DNR employees and students will be on Job Shadow Day
Location
Person to Shadow
Job Position
Tawes State Office Building
C. Ronald Franks
DNR Secretary
580 Taylor Ave. D4
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-260-8100
Gunpowder Falls State Park
Roland Hall
Park Service Associate
PO Box 480
2813 Jerusalem Road
Kingsville, MD 21087
410-592-2897
Cunningham Falls State Park
Brian Albert
Park Ranger
14039 Catoctin Hollow Road
Thurmont, MD 21788
(301) 271-7574
Pocomoke River State Forest and Park
Sam Bennett
Park Manager
3461 Worcester Highway
Snow Hill, MD 21863
410-632-2566
Natural Resources Police
Sgt. William Powell
Supervisor for Kent County
P.O. Box 157, Queen Anne, MD 21657
land and marine
410-758-2890
Wildlife & Heritage
Scott Smith
Regional Ecologist
Wye Mills Field Office
909 Wye Mills Rd.
Wye Mills, MD 21679
410-827-8612