New Parks Director

The Arizona State Parks Board has announced the new Executive Director of the State Parks department as Renee Bahl.

Bahl was Director of San Diego County Parks and Recreation, where she directed the rebuild and stabilization of 15,000 acres of parkland and 21 facilities after the 2003 Cedar and Paradise wildfires. She expanded the department and services to the public through completion and opening of a number of new parks. She currently serves as board member of the California Association of Regional Park and Open Space Administrators and has been Southern Regional Director since 2007, and is board member of the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials, serving as Treasurer and Legislative Affairs Committee Chair since 2008. She is also a member of California Park and Recreation Society and National Recreation and Park Association.