Donald Glaser, Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region, announces the selection of Kenneth Parr as the Area Manager for Reclamation's Lahontan Basin Area Office.

Parr oversees Reclamation facilities throughout northern Nevada and eastern California. His responsibilities include management of the Newlands, Truckee River Storage, Washoe, and Humboldt Projects focusing on a variety of water resources issues.

"With Kenneth's experience and his commitment to working through tough issues with many different groups, stakeholders, and community members, he provides a seamless leadership transition for this area office." said Glaser. "His dedication to seeking fair and equitable solutions for everyone is an asset to both the community and Reclamation."

Since the retirement of Betsy Rieke in June 2008, Parr has been the Acting Area Manager of the Lahontan Basin Area Office in Carson City. Prior to filling that void, Parr had been the office's Deputy Area Manager since August 2006. He joined that office as the Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist in 2002.

His Reclamation career started in 1995 at the Rapid City Field Office in South Dakota. Prior to working for Reclamation, Kenneth worked for Indian Tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Utah, Wyoming, and South Dakota as a Wildlife Biologist from 1980 to 1995. Parr earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Science from Utah State University at Logan in 1980. Kenneth's home town is Enfield, Conn.