YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK
Superintendent Cam Sholly announced the selection of Duane Bubac as the new chief
of Facility Management and Operations for Yellowstone National Park.
Bubac is an
18-year veteran of the National Park Service and is currently the Associate
Regional Director for Facilities and Infrastructure in the NPS Midwest Regional
Office in Omaha, Nebraska. Bubac has been serving as the acting facilities chief
at Yellowstone since March 2019.
The Facility
Management and Operations Division is responsible for all park infrastructure
including 300 miles of roads, buildings, boardwalks and water and wastewater
systems. As chief of facility management and operations, Bubac will oversee
approximately $30 million annually and supervise a staff of 300 employees from
varying disciplines related to design, engineering, construction and facility
operations.
“Duane has a demonstrated track record of high performance, problem solving and
collaboration at all levels within the organization,” said Sholly. “He is the
right leader to help this team continue making substantial progress in
Yellowstone’s major priority areas, like reducing deferred maintenance and
improving employee housing.”
During his time in Omaha, Bubac restructured the region’s Facility Management
team, improved engagement with the region’s 61 parks and helped substantially
reduce deferred maintenance.
Previously, Bubac held a variety of other key leadership positions including
Superintendent at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Chief of Cultural
Resources and Facility Management at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and
Acting Superintendent assignments at Mount Rushmore and George Washington Carver.
He was also the operations section chief for the Central All Risk Management
Team.
“I am honored and humbled to be selected for this position,” Bubac said.
“Yellowstone National Park has an outstanding team with limitless talent,
dedication and professionalism. I look forward to continuing the work they’ve
started to further the park’s strategic priorities, especially related to
improving infrastructure.”
