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| Michael F. Easley, Governor | William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary |
| N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources |  |
| Release: Immediate | Contact: Charlie Peek | |
| Date: 2008-04-09 | Phone: (919) 715-8709 |
Freeman is new Superintendent at Jones Lake State Park
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RALEIGH -- Shane Freeman, a veteran ranger at Jones Lake State Park, has been named superintendent of the park in Bladen County, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. Freeman succeeds Shederick Mole, who became superintendent at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area earlier this year.
A superintendent is the chief of operations and administration at a state park or state recreation area with wide-ranging responsibilities for staffing, training, law enforcement, visitor services, natural resource protection and environmental education.
Freeman came to Jones Lake as a ranger in October 2006. He is a native of Robeson County and served in a military policy company with the U.S. Army Reserve. He is a 2003 graduate of the University of North Carolina-Pembroke with a bachelor’s degree in recreation management and administration. He worked as a seasonal employee at Jones Lake and Hanging Rock State Parks.
Freeman joined the state parks system full time in 2003 as a ranger at South Mountains State Park and later worked at Lake Waccamaw State Park. He is a certified environmental educator and holds intermediate law enforcement certification.
“Shane has broad experience in the state parks system as well as a thorough knowledge of southeastern North Carolina and the bay lakes region,” said Lewis Ledford, director of the division. “He is an excellent choice as superintendent of one of our oldest state parks. With a new visitor center and related facilities, it also remains one of our most popular with the local community.”
Jones Lake State Park was created in 1939 and encompasses 2,208 acres. The park recorded 69.974 visits in 2007.
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