Interview with Jeremiah Ingersoll : John Gardner Fellowship Association Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Jerry Ingersoll, a member of the inaugural class of Gardner Fellows in 1985, reflects on his lifelong career in public service as part of the US Forest Service. Ingersoll recounts growing up in Pasadena, California, and how his love of nature and forests was solidified at a young age. He describes his experiences attending UC Berkeley, his decision to pursue forestry, and the circumstances that led him to apply for the John Gardner Fellowship. In addition to reflecting on his Fellowship year at the Forest Service National Headquarters in Washington, DC, Ingersoll recalls some of the logistics of the Fellowship as it started up as well as the other fellows in his cohort. He goes on to describe his career in the Forest Service, providing insight into the variety of roles he held and some of the policy work behind maintaining the forests, including the impact of the Roadless Rule. He shares memories of the challenges and opportunities he encountered while at Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada, Tongass National Forest in Alaska, and Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon. Ingersoll concludes by reflecting on the impact of the Fellowship and his current role leading the Forest Service’s Job Corps.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image, sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 video file; 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | February 7, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Ingersoll, Jeremiah | |
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| Creator | Ingersoll, Jeremiah | |
| Interviewer | Fox, Sean | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Civil Society > United States |
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| Subject | John Gardner Fellowship Association |
| Subject | John Gardner Public Service Fellowship |
| Subject | National Forest Service |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Jerry Ingersoll is Director of Job Corps for the US Forest Service in Washington, DC. He’s served with the Forest Service since 1987 in Arkansas, Nevada, Colorado, Alaska, and Oregon. Ingersoll earned a BS in Forestry and an MS in Wildland Resource Science from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1985, Ingersoll was named to the first cohort of John Gardner Fellows, serving in the Forest Service’s national headquarters. After returning to Berkeley to complete his master’s degree, Ingersoll entered Federal service in 1987 as a forester on the Ouachita National Forest in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Over thirty-four years in the Forest Service, Ingersoll has been a land management planner, a district ranger, a national program manager, a deputy forest supervisor, forest supervisor, and deputy regional forester, gradually working up the civilian General Schedule to the Senior Executive Service. From 2010 to 2018 he was Forest Supervisor on the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon. As Director of Job Corps, Ingersoll oversees twenty-four Civilian Conservation Centers across the country, where 3500 young people have the opportunity to change their lives through training, education, and leadership development. Jerry and his wife Amelia met at Berkeley, have been married for thirty-four years, nine moves, and three children--now grown and successful citizens of their own. |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gr520mh8053 |
| Location | SC1355 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
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