ATLANTA, Ga. —  The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site announced on July 31 two recent additions to the management ranks of the 27-year-old national park based in Atlanta.

Andrew Callens, a 22-year veteran of the National Park Service, joins the King historic site as chief of Facilities Management. In his new position, he has responsibility for grounds, facility operations, and preservation of 40 historic structures.

Callens began his National Park Service career with the King historic site where he worked for 18 years as a mason, HVAC technician, and painter. He later advanced to facility operations specialist for cluster parks Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site and Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama.  The Selma, Ala., native is a National Park Service Facility Management Leadership Program mentor and is a member of the Service’s Southeast Region Park Asset Management Plan team.

Faye Walmsley joins the King historic site as chief of Interpretation, Education and Cultural Resources Management with 24 years of federal service.

Most recently, Walmsley served as Mississippi District Interpreter for Gulf Island National Seashore where she became a hurricane Katrina survivor. Walmsely has worked in several other positions within the Service. These include posts with Chamizal National Memorial in Texas, Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, and Maryland’s C&O Canal National Historical Park.  She worked with U.S. Customs and the USDA. Forest Service early in her career. Walmsley is a 1981 graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., with a bachelor’s degree in social studies and secondary education. 

“We are pleased to welcome Andrew and Faye to our leadership team and look forward to integrating them into the King historic site and broader community,” said Judy Forte, superintendent, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. “Both carry with them accomplished records in their respective fields, which will undoubtedly benefit the park in the short and long terms.”

The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, which the National Park Service operates, preserves and interprets the places in Atlanta where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born, lived, worked, worshiped and is buried.