Akron Roundtable: Dr. Lisa Petit Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 12pm
Location
Quaker Station at The University of Akron
135 S Broadway St
Details
Dr. Lisa Petit is the Superintendent of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor and First Ladies National Historic Site in Canton. She has been at Cuyahoga Valley for 25 years and has been superintendent since 2021. She joined the National Park Service here as a Wildlife Biologist, later serving as Chief of Resource Management and Deputy Superintendent. Prior to her NPS career, Lisa was a Research Biologist for eight years with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Her research focused on understanding the role of parks and protected areas in resource conservation.
As Superintendent, Lisa’s top priorities are to build strong, interdependent relationships between the park and the surrounding communities, protect and restore the natural and cultural heritage of the Cuyahoga Valley, and fulfill the purpose of CVNP as a “National Park to the People” by making CVNP more accessible and relevant to the full diversity of residents in northeast Ohio and the American public.
