Marci Mowery has been named the new president of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, the statewide nonprofit organization that supports 117 state parks and 2.1 million acres of forest.

Mowery most recently worked at Audubon Pennsylvania, first as a project manager and then as the director of education. She also works as an adjunct professor at Shippensburg University providing continuing education programs for educators. She was also a classroom teacher for several years before entering the nonprofit world.

Mowery, a resident of Mount Joy, Lancaster County, has a bachelor’s degree in education from The Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in geoenvironmental studies from Shippensburg University.

Visit the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation website for more information.

8/12/2005