News Release

Leslie Reynolds Announced as New Deputy Superintendent

NPS

News Release Date: July 15, 2020

Contact: Superintendent Brian Carlstrom, 508-957-0701

Superintendent Brian Carlstrom has announced that Leslie Reynolds has been selected as the Deputy Superintendent of Cape Cod National Seashore.

Prior to her selection, Reynolds gained wide-ranging experience serving for the past eight years as the chief ranger of Cape Cod National Seashore and previously as chief ranger of Shenandoah National Park. In addition, Reynolds served as Valley District Ranger in Yosemite National Park, and held numerous other field leadership positions within the Visitor & Resource Protection Division of the National Park Service.

As deputy superintendent, Reynolds will work closely with the Superintendent Carlstrom and the senior management team overseeing the operation and planning for the national seashore. Reynolds has had a distinguished career as a ranger, law enforcement officer, park medic, investigator, incident commander, and leader/mentor to countless park rangers. She was a member of a special response team which handled high-risk law enforcement situations and incidents. She has been involved in helicopter operations for rescuing injured visitors, patrolled on horseback, led multi-day searches for lost visitors, and treated major trauma injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents and falls. She has been a leader in formulating preventative search and rescue programs to address risk and stop accidents before they happen. Currently she is a part of a white shark working group that brings the community of Cape Cod together and uses the best science to better understand shark behavior and educate the public to be shark smart. She is the 2015 recipient of the Harry Yount Award the highest award given to park rangers for her career of exceptional innovation and collaboration.

“Leslie is one of the best chief rangers and managers in this agency and we’re thrilled to have her in as the deputy superintendent here at Cape Cod,” said Carlstrom. “She has an incredible depth of experience and is a highly accomplished professional with strong leadership skills that will continue to add value to the seashore team.”

Reynolds fills the position vacated by Kathy Tevyaw, who retired from the deputy superintendent position in May. Reynolds was selected through a competitive process that included applicants from across the National Park Service. Reynolds is a native of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, where she majored in business management.