Meet the Social Media Team

Have you ever wondered who's behind the initials in parenthesis after each and every post we share? Meet our social media team and the people who bring Glacier National Park to you where you are, and where you expect us to be.

 

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Bill's in his 23rd year at Glacier National Park. After spending time at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Everglades National Parks, and Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, he still thinks the mountains of northwest Montana have them all beat. When not struggling to keep the ground squirrels out of his garden or walking his new puppy you'll probably find him out somewhere in the park with a camera. At work Bill creates exhibits, publications, videos and just recently helped create Glacier's social media presence on the internet.

"The response to these new communication tools has been tremendous. It's amazing how fast our Facebook page has grown. Hopefully we can continue to provide content that engages people and keeps them connected to the park."

 

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Mark is the lone member of the social media team from the east side of Glacier where he works as the District Interpreter out of St. Mary. His involvement in social media began with a lucky photo of a red fox he posted on Facebook last year. Now he is hooked on sharing the wonders of the park's east side with friends online.

Mark has been at Glacier for 12 years where he manages the east side interpretive program and directs the astronomy education activities. "I am incredibly impressed with the responses we receive after posting photographs on Facebook. People are so engaged with this park and it is always a reminder of how lucky I am to work and live here year-round."

 

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Melissa enjoys being a part of Glacier's Facebook Team because it offers another avenue to connect to people who also share her love of Glacier National Park. She first came to Glacier while in graduate school when she worked as a summer seasonal employee in the Backcountry Permit Office. This position allowed Melissa to experience the beauty of the park and come to understand first-hand how truly special this place is. After a variety of education and communication jobs, she is now back "home," working in her dream job as the Science Communication Specialist for the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center.

There are many aspects of living in Northwest Montana that Melissa enjoys, but cruising as fast as she dares on skis or a mountain bike is sure to bring a smile to her face.

 

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Sharing information with people is second nature for a librarian, so when Sheree was invited to be on the social media team, she didn't have to think long about whether or not to join in. As the park librarian, Sheree provides Glacier's employees with information that they need in order to do their work. Participation in the social media team gives her an opportunity to experience visitors' connections with the park, which is an absolute treat for someone whose duties don't actually take her out into the park much. (If she could figure out how to manage the park information resources from a canoe on Lake McDonald or from a hiking trail, this librarian would be in heaven!)

 

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Tara has been hooked on Glacier since she did a research project on rare plants in the park as a graduate student in 1989. She was lucky enough to land a job here in 1996 as the park ecologist. She currently serves as Director of the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center. This means she gets to review the work of all the scientists who are conducting research in Glacier and communicate the results of that research to people like you. Her main role on the social media team is to keep you connected with science activities in the park. A botanist by training, she has a hard time resisting the temptation to identify plants in our social media team's posts.

 

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Ellen's life drastically changed after spending the summer working for the St. Mary Lodge and Resort in the summer of 1990. She discovered a love of Montana and hiking, which shocked her parents after trying for years get her to "enjoy hiking". She began working as an Interpreter Ranger for Glacier National Park in St. Mary and then Goat Haunt.

After floating back and forth for years between her job with the National Park Service and as a ski patroller during the winter, she settled in a permanent position as the Park Information Receptionist at Headquarters. Her knowledge of both sides of the park help her answer all the tough questions from inquiring visitors. Although Ellen misses the fantastic hiking right at your doorstep on the east side of the park, she has found the rivers on the west side a wonderful alternative. When she is not on the river, she can be found cajoling her child to "enjoy hiking".