News Release

National Park Service Selects Amy Sebring to Lead Manhattan Sites

Superintendent Amy Sebring

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News Release Date: June 10, 2026

Contact: NPS Northeast Region Communications

New York City – The National Park Service has selected Amy Sebring as the next superintendent of Manhattan Sites, a collection of nine national parks related to the American journey. Sebring has served as the acting superintendent since the beginning of February and succeeds long time superintendent Shirley McKinney, who retired at the start of the year. 

“Amy’s experience, collaborative style and commitment to public service made her an excellent choice to manage these iconic sites through the landmark 250th anniversary of the country and beyond,” said Acting Deputy Regional Director Brandon Bies.  

Manhattan Sites is comprised of: 

• African Burial Ground National Monument – Final resting place of an estimated 15,000 Africans and African Americans from the colonial and early federal period. 

• Castle Clinton National Monument – A former fort and immigration depot through which more than eight million immigrants entered the United States between 1855 and 1889. 

• Federal Hall National Memorial – Site of President George Washington’s first inauguration and where the First Congress met and passed the Bill of Rights. 

• General Grant National Memorial – Commonly known as “Grant’s Tomb,” the largest mausoleum in North America. 

• Governors Island National Monument – Home to two historic forts and a contemporary destination for art, culture, and public programming. 

• Hamilton Grange National Memorial – Alexander Hamilton’s home in Harlem Heights. 

• St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) – A center of colonial life used as a hospital during the American Revolution. 

• Stonewall National Monument – Commemorates the 1969 uprising that galvanized the modern gay rights movement. 

• Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site – A faithful reconstruction of the townhouse where the nation’s 26th president was born and raised. 

“It is an honor to have a role in preserving these significant sites for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people,” said Sebring.  

Sebring began her National Park Service career in 2008 managing major infrastructure projects, including the Adaptive Reuse of Hangars 1 & 2 and the rehabilitation of the historic Ryan Center at Gateway National Recreation Area, as well as the rebuild of Herring Cove Beach Facility at Cape Cod National Seashore. Immediately prior to her new position, she led the Planning, Project & Asset Management Division at Gateway National Recreation Area. 

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