I am excited to serve as the superintendent at the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, which is at the heart of nearly two million acres of interagency wilderness. I look forward to joining an amazing team and working with the park’s world-class partners to conserve the scenic, natural and cultural values of this unique area.

Don Striker has served as the superintendent of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex since November 2021, overseeing North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake and Lake Chelan national recreation areas. Striker previously served as the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

As the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve, a role he had held since 2013, Striker managed six million acres of wilderness and mountain landscapes, including North America’s highest peak, and the traditional homeland of Alaska’s Athabascan and Dena Native people, where they continue to practice a subsistence way of life. He also served for 18 months as the acting regional director for the National Park Service in Alaska, overseeing all National Park Service operations across 16 parks, two affiliated areas, and 54.7 million acres. Striker has also served as the superintendent at New River Gorge National River and Mount Rushmore and Fort Clatsop national memorials.

In addition to several superintendent positions, Striker has served as a comptroller at Yellowstone National Park and held several high-level administrative positions representing the National Park Service on interagency teams within the Department of Interior. Striker holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.