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Charlynne Smith

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Charlynne Smith - Charlynne T. Smith - College of Natural Resources at NC State University

Director - Recreation Resources Service

Biltmore Hall (Robertson Wing) 3024B

919-513-7797
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Bio

Charlynne Smith is the Director of Recreation Resources Service (RRS), a technical advisory program created to assist North Carolina communities in the provision of parks, recreation and leisure services. The RRS Team leads field administration of the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) and Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant programs for NC.

Smith’s education is in recreation administration, natural and cultural resource management with additional training in supervision, leadership and geospatial sciences. She brings over 30 years of experience in park and natural resource management having served as a park ranger, historic interpreter, researcher and educator. She has worked for NC State University’s College of Natural Resources since 1997, where she served in positions for both the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) and the Center for Geospatial Analytics. These experiences led to expanded inquiry through doctoral research, focusing on participatory geographic information systems for resource management, planning and the stakeholder communication process. This work includes data visualization, and place based decision-making through experiential applications.

In 2018, Smith was selected as Director of Recreation Resources Service (RRS), a partnership between PRTM and the NC Division of Parks and Recreation. In this position she leads a team to deliver technical assistance in the provision of parks, recreation and leisure services across North Carolina.

Education

NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Ph.D. Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (2017)
    • Specialization: Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Application of Geospatial Technologies for Natural and Cultural Resource Management
      Dissertation: Adoption and Implementation of Participatory GIS Technologies in Resource Management Networks: A Study of the U.S. National Trails System
  • Master of  Science: Natural Resources (1997)
    • Concentration: Spatial Information Science
    • Minor concentration: Landscape Architecture
  • Bachelor of Science: Recreation Resources Administration (1988)
    • Concentration: Program Management

Certification:  Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP)

Fellow:  Natural Resources Leadership Institute (2010)

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