Announcement – Movement of personnel within the PCX Community

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the following staffing changes within the PCX community:

• Tony Loring will be assuming the role of acting Chief of Staff, within the Office of the President & Chief Executive Officer, effective September 8, 2025, while Paula Garrow is on training.

• Jarred Picher, currently Director, Natural Resource Management, has accepted a deployment as Director, Urban Parks and Ecological Corridors, effective September 11, 2025.

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues and wishing them well in these roles.

You will find below a short biography of Tony and Jarred.

Ron Hallman

President & CEO

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Tony Loring – Chief of Staff

Tony joined Parks Canada in 2018 as a Partnering, Engagement and Communications Officer at Sable Island National Park Reserve; later serving as External Relations Manager for Mainland Nova Scotia Field Unit. He has since held roles in the national office such as Director, Outreach and Marketing (now retitled); Director, Corporate Secretariat; Senior Advisor in both the Indigenous Stewardship and Cultural Heritage Directorate and the External Relations and Visitor Experience Directorate.

Jarred Picher – Director, Urban Parks & Ecological Corridor

Jarred began his career at Parks Canada in 1999 as a student. With a passion for history and national historic sites, Jarred held a variety of positions within the organization, primarily in the National Office. In 2013, he became an executive when he accepted the role of Field Unit Superintendent, Southwestern Ontario. Since then, he served as Director, Archaeology and History as well as Director, Natural Resource Management.

Jarred Picher holds a Bachelor Degree History, Co-operative Education Program (Honours) from the University of Ottawa.