His dream of many years was to build a memorial of walls listing the names of all Japanese American incarcerees in the camps.

was a core member of the National Park Services Innovative Leadership Network.She began her National Park Service career as a seasonal park ranger in Yosemite National Park (1989) and as a lead ranger at Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia (1990).

chief of interpretation at Manzanar National Historic Site.(MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)INDEPENDENCE —?Long-time Manzanar National Historic Site Chief of Interpretation Alisa Lynch is retiring on Sept.researching and preserving history.

and dog will continue to live in Independence.Her passion is oral history and to date.

Lynch worked as a park ranger at Independence Hall in Philadelphia (1991-93) and at Big Bend National Park in West Texas (1993-99); served as a visual information specialist at Mount Rainier in Washington (1999-2001); and was promoted to a supervisory park ranger at Manzanar on Sept.

She helped to develop the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program.? Route C/Downey Recreation Center.

a culture bearer of Gabrielino Tongva.):?Route A/Placita Olvera.

Her memoir is titled Not Yo Butterfly (University of California Press.and holds a few advisory positions.