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Jon Kohl
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Jon Kohl has dedicated his professional career to promoting heritage interpretation as part of a holistic approach to international natural-cultural heritage protected area management. Starting as a Peace Corps interpreter at the National Zoo of Costa Rica, he has since worn many hats as an interpretive trainer, professor, writer, planner, and theorist. He has taught interpretation at the University of Costa Rica, worked in the private sector, and is founding director of the PUP Collaboratory to innovate and curate heritage management tools, including interpretation. He has authored a Spanish university textbook on environmental interpretation for Latin America with Dr. Marisol Mayorga, a book on holistic heritage planning with Dr. Stephen McCool, and even a sci-fi romance novel with Casey Yager. Jon has penned nearly 300 professional, trade, and academic articles in many journals and magazines (see his ResearchGate profile). He has served as contributing editor to NAI’s Legacy, associate editor of the Journal of Interpretation Research, and editorial advisor for UNESCO/WHIPIC’s Interpreting World Heritage. He graduated with a Masters in Environmental Management from Yale University and a Bachelor’s in Ecology and Political Science from Dartmouth College. He currently lives with his family in Costa Rica.