Paul Anderson
Tucson, AZ
born2ranger@yahoo.com

Paul Anderson retired from the National Park Service following a 42-year career. He spent 20 years as a Park Ranger. Paul was a member of the cadre who formed and implemented the first Type 1 and Type 2 All-Hazard  Incident Management Teams in the National Park Service. He has been a practitioner, instructor and advocate for the Incident Command System  for over 30 years. The second half of his career was devoted to park  administration and management. He served as Deputy Park Superintendent at Shenandoah NP, Deputy Regional Director for Alaska, and Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve. In these roles he  supervised and managed parks, programs, and offices. He developed and taught numerous courses in leadership, management, organizational development, team building, strategic planning and customer service.

With his wife, Wendy, they now reside full time in Tucson, Arizona. Along with golf, Paul's interests include organizational development, leadership and strategic planning, especially as it pertains to emergency management and natural resources.

Honors and Awards

• US Department of the Interior Superior Service Award
• NPS Director's Award, Superintendent of the Year for Natural Resources Stewardship
• Secretary of Interior's Award for Sustainable Design
• AK Regional Director's Award for Conservation Leadership
• USDI Unit Citation for Excellent Service - Highway 209 Closure, Delaware Water Gap NRA, 1984
• USDI Unit Citation for Excellent Service - Big Thompson Flood Rescue, Rocky Mountain NP, 1976
• USDI Unit Citation for Excellent Service - Longs Peak Rescue, Rocky Mountain NP, 1971

Special Assignments

• Alaska Search and Rescue Association, Incident Management Team Volunteer Coordinator
• As Vice President for Education and as President of the National  Association for Search and Rescue, led the effort to implement  performance-based training and certification standards in emergency  response and management.
• Co-authored three Search and Rescue  management textbooks. Instructed and presented at seminars and conferences nationally and internationally.
• Led design and development of a national standards and certification program for emergency responders.

Paul graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Botany. He also completed the Senior Executive Fellows Program at Harvard  University's Kennedy School of Government.