SCHNEIDER NEW SUPERINTENDENT AT JORDAN LAKE SRA

RALEIGH -- Greg Schneider, a 14-year veteran of the state parks system, has been promoted to superintendent at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, according to the NC Division of Parks and Recreation . He succeeds William Totten who was promoted to north district superintendent in September.

Schneider is a native of Florida who grew up in Iredell County. He graduated from Wingate College in 1995, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration. He holds advanced law enforcement certification and in 1996 became the division's first certified law enforcement firearms instructor.

Schneider was a seasonal employee in the division's west district before being hired as a park ranger at Jordan Lake in 1991. He moved to Eno River State Park in 1997. In 1998 Schneider joined the staff at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area. He was promoted two years later to park superintendent. In 2002 Schneider became superintendent at Jones Lake State Park.

"Greg has served the division well in a variety of parks throughout the state, and he brings that broad base of experience to Jordan Lake, one of the busiest of our state parks," said Division Director Lewis Ledford. "He is highly qualified across the spectrum of a superintendent's duties, from law enforcement and staff management to natural resource protection."

Schneider has received the division's Special Achievement Award and the Distinguished Service Award. He was named 1995 Ranger of the Year by the North Carolina Recreation and Parks Society and presented with a Meritorious Service Award at the 20 th Annual Park Ranger Training Institute in 1998.

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