Sula Jacobs has served as the superintendent of Olympic National Park since August 2022. Jacobs previously served as the superintendent of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

I am honored to join the incredible team that cares for Olympic National Park. I look forward to working with the Tribal nations, local communities, and partner groups on how the National Park Service can preserve the diverse resources of the park and create the next generation of stewards and supporters.”

Jacobs began her National Park Service career as a management analyst with the office of the comptroller in the national office before going on to become an administrative officer at George Washington Memorial Parkway and later the assistant superintendent at Biscayne National Park. She served as the superintendent at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park before assuming the superintendent position at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in 2018.

Jacobs holds a master’s in public policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California at Berkeley, a bachelor’s in economics and East Asian studies from Washington and Lee University, and a graduate certificate in wilderness management from the University of Montana.

Read Olympic National Park’s press release.

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