From San Francisco to the Grand Canyon: Parks Superintendent Transferred

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The general superintendent of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area is leaving to take the superintendent's position at Grand Canyon National Park, National Park Service officials said.

Christine Lehnertz is scheduled to start at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona at the end of August, GGNRA spokesman Howard Levitt said.

Lehnertz will take the position after former superintendent David Uberuaga retired effective June 1 amid allegations that his administration mishandled investigations into sexual harassment claims by park employees.

Lehnertz has been the superintendent of the GGNRA for 18 months.

Before that, she was the regional director of the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service and was responsible for more than 60 parks.

Lehnertz joined the park service in 2007 and became regional director in 2010.

Before joining the National Park Service, she worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 16 years.

Lehnertz is a wildlife biologist by training and education. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder.

--Bay City News; Image via National Park Service