The Employees and Alumni Association of the NPS (E&AA) is a 501(C)4 organization. E&AA helps to maintain and improve the morale of National Park Service employees and to foster continuing close ties to the Service and its alumni.

     E&AA keeps members informed of the significant activities and accomplishments of the NPS and the activities of employees, alumni and partners of the Service through the publication of the Arrowhead, a quarterly newsletter. E&AA sponsors a biennial reunion event and Founders' Day events across the country to recognize the establishment of the NPS. E&AA encourages qualified persons to enter the NPS as a career and to assist those with high career potential to train for greater responsibility in the Service.

     Through the E&AA Education Trust Fund, we support the George B. Hartzog, Jr. Educational Loan Program. E&AA provides interest-free loans to members and their dependent children, allowing them to gain a higher level of education. In addition, E&AA encourages public understanding of the national park concept and the responsibilities of the NPS in administering the National Park System. The E&AA Trust Fund also supports the NPS employee relief fund, which aids NPS families, in the event of major disasters (i.e. hurricane, floods, fires, earthquakes, etc).

     The accomplishments of E&AA are dependent upon a volunteer board of directors. Each board member serves six-year terms.

     Since May of 1984, Eastern National has assumed the day-to-day operations of the association. This arrangement was formalized in 1986 through a Memorandum of Agreement between the two organizations.


     E&AA Strategic Plan