Description
Greg Moore was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1952. His father was in the Air Force. He and his
family moved to several places during his early life, including Redondo Beach, California,
Montgomery, Alabama, and Washington, DC. His family settled in Orange, California after his
father retired from the Air Force. Moore earned his undergraduate degree from the University of
California, Berkeley, where he studied in the newly formed Conservation of Natural Resources
school and College of Environmental Design. He interned at the Golden Gate National
Recreation Area and then transitioned to a full-time position with the National Park Service. He
later rejoined the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as chief of interpretation before moving
to Seattle, Washington to attend the University of Washington for his graduate studies. After
earning his master's degree, he moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area and resumed working
for the National Park Service. He played a role in the creation of the Golden Gate National Parks
Conservancy, where he served as the executive director from 1986 until his retirement in 2019.
In this interview, Moore discusses his family; his siblings; his interest in music; his grade school
education; experience at UC Berkeley; meeting his wife Nancy; working for the National Park
Service and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; his graduate studies at the University of
Washington; returning to the Bay Area; the birth of his son; work at the Golden Gate National
Parks Conservancy, including the various projects, successes, and challenges that he
experienced; as well as work with various staff and board members; his decision to retire; and his
hopes for the future of the Conservancy.