# Heather Holm, California State Parks Director of Interpretation and Education, Talks Story with Tim Merriman and Bill Gwaltney

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Podcast: [Reflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and Interpreters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reflections-on-interpretation-talking-story-with-guides-and-interpreters-6293403)
Published: 2026-01-23T16:32:49+00:00
Episode link: https://timfmerriman.podbean.com/e/heather-holm-california-state-parks-director-of-interpretation-talks-story-with-tim-merriman-and-bill-gwaltney-on-reflections-on-interpretation/
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Heather Holm is the Chief of the Interpretation and Education Division of California State Parks and is the guest of Tim Merriman and Bill Gwaltney on Reflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and Interpreters podcast. Heather has 22 years of experience in interpretation, having worked in various positions in California State Parks. Her work experience includes interpretive program development and facilitation, distance learning program development, project management, policy development, interpretive planning, intellectual property rights administration, and interpretive training development and facilitation. She has also worked in various non-profit museums and archives doing collection work, research, and record processing. Heather is passionate about supporting front-line interpretive staff and volunteers in their work, and coaching and mentoring interpreters. She has a Master of Arts degree in Public History from California State University, Sacramento. #timmerriman #InterpretationMatters #HEARTApproach#Interpretation #InterpretiveGuide #CaliforniaStateParks #ExploreCalifornia #CAStateParks #SeeCalifornia #CaliforniaNature #CaliforniaHistory #CaliforniaOutdoors

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