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Walker Valley Reflections
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Byrd Joins Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont as Director of Development and Public Relations


(Great Smoky Mountains) – Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has added a new member to its Management Team. Sandra Byrd has joined the Tremont staff as Director of Development and Public Relations. She will be responsible for development/fundraising and public relations efforts, including the support for and the public awareness of Tremont’s extensive environmental education curriculum.

Byrd grew up in Memphis and has worked in development/public relations for the past thirty years. She is pleased to be back in Tennessee and working inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a park that she and her husband have visited and enjoyed since childhood.

Byrd has served a variety of nonprofits over her career including Habitat for Humanity International, the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation at Callaway Gardens and the Devereux Foundation.

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since 1969, Tremont has provided in-depth experiences to over half a million people of all ages through residential educational programs designed to nurture appreciation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, celebrate diversity, and foster stewardship.


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