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![Chris Cruz](/faculty/_files/cruz-christopher/cruz.jpg)
Courses
PMGT 10: Introduction to Park Management
PMGT 11: Park Communications
PMGT 12A: Basic Outdoor Skills
PMGT 13: Wildland Fire Suppression (S-110, 130, 190 & L-180)
PKMGT 14: Conservation of Natural Resources
PMGT 15A: Duties of the Park Professional
PMGT 15B: Natural and Cultural Resource Interpretation
PMGT 15C: Park Maintenance Skills
PMGT 16A: Intro to Geospatial Technology
PMGT 16B: Mobile GIS
PMGT 16C: Spatial Analysis for GIS
PMGT 16D: Cartographic Design for GIS
PMGT 16E: Database Design and Management for GIS
PMGT 16F: GIS Internship
PMGT 16G: Introduction to Remote Sensing
PMGT 18: Park Planning & Design
PMGT 20A/B: Park Internship
PMGT 21: Park Operations Lab
PMGT 23:Wildland Powersaws (S-212)
Academic Service
West Valley-Mission Community College District
Applied Arts and Sciences Division Chair
Park Management Department Chair
Geospatial Technology Program Coordinator
Professional Staff Development Committee Member
Curriculum Committee Member
Accreditation Committee Member
Faculty Tenure Committees
Faculty Hiring Committees
Vasona Creek Restoration Team
Grants
2010-CalGETT Remote Sensing Training - California Workforce Development Grant -$369,000 Principal Investigator
2012-National Science Foundation Grant - Due: 0703185 (iGETT-Remote Sensing)- $534,195 Co-Principal Investigator
2012-13/2013-14 Perkins Grant Awards
Education
B.A. Spanish Culture and Civilization
Indiana University
M.A. Environmental Studies
Prescott College, Arizona
Additional Graduate Work
Florida International University
Professional
Community Advisory Committee - MidPeninsula Regional Open Space District
Society for Conservation GIS
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
National Park Ranger Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police
Sanborn-Skyline County Park Trail Advisory Committee
National Park Ranger, National Park Service, Full-time 1980-1998, Seasonal 1999-2013 - Duties included Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Emergency Medical Response, Interpretation, Maintenance, Resource Management (Bear Management, Bird Banding and Invasive Species Management). Held a variety of positions in Everglades NP, Biscayne NP, and DeSoto NM (Florida), Big Bend NP (Texas), Lake Roosevelt NRA (Washington), Grand Tetons NP (Wyoming), Grand Canyon NP (Arizona), Haleakala NP (Hawaii), Yosemite NP, Lassen Volcanic NP, and Pinnacles NP (California).
Outdoor Recreation Specialist - Bureau of Land Management
Archeological Technician - Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii-Haleakala NP
EMT and Paramedic Instructor - University of Hawaii-Maui College
NREMT-Certified Emergency Medical Technician
Other
Extensive hiking and backpacking in the Southern Cascades, Sierras, Rockies and Appalachian Mountains Ranges. 1,000 + miles of hiking in Grand Canyon NP. Whitewater rafting experience on the Snake, Merced, Rio Grande, Colorado (Grand Canyon) and South Fork of the American. Backcountry Skiing, Canoeing and Horse packing. Coach youth sports like soccer, basketball and baseball. Other activities include fly fishing, birdwatching, cycling, climbing and photography. Have travelled all over the US, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Europe.