Alex Hernandez

Experience

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  National Park Service

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  Museum Technician/Historic Preservation Intern
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  National Park Service

  Dec 2009 - Jun 2010

  Historian

  Intermountain Regional Office

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  National Park Service

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  Cultural Resources Management Specialist

  90-Day Detail-Oversaw cultural resource management support, tribal consultation, and Section 106 compliance for park projects impacted by the 2013 flood disaster. Detail assignment included field assessments, documentation, management, and protection of cultural resources found within Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO), such as historic structures, cultural landscapes, archeological sites, roads, and trails.

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  National Park Service

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  Acting Program Manager, Heritage Partnerships Program

  8-month Detail-Managed and supervised staff for a suite of community historic preservation programs in the region, including: National Heritage Areas, National Historic Landmarks, HABS/HAER/HALS, Historic Surplus Properties, and the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program.

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  National Park Service

  Jul 2017 - Nov 2017

  Acting Program Manager, Heritage Partnerships Program Manager

  120-day Detail-Managed and supervised staff for a suite of community historic preservation programs in the region, including: National Heritage Areas, National Historic Landmarks, HABS/HAER/HALS, Historic Surplus Properties, and the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program.

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  National Park Service

  Dec 2018 - now

  Manages the regional National Heritage Areas program and over $4 million in appropriated federal financial assistance funds. Provides oversight and technical assistance to seven National Heritage Areas in the Intermountain West, which conduct community historic preservation, economic development, conservation, heritage tourism, recreation, and interpretation projects. Provides oversight, technical assistance, and grants management support (from pre- to post-award) to grant projects focused on the preservation and interpretation of incarceration sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. 120-day Detail-Served as Acting Superintendent for Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, a park in Arizona focused on preserving the remaining adobe ruins of the Ancestral Sonoran Desert people. Responsible for all aspects of park management and supervision of staff including planning and programming, public and tribal relations, administration, resource management, safety, interpretation, visitor services, and facilities maintenance.

  • Regional Program Manager, National Heritage Areas Program

    Jan 2016 - now

  • Assistant Program Manager & Historian, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program

    Jan 2010 - now

  • Acting Superintendent, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

    Dec 2018 - Apr 2019