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Cody Tingey Highlight
Cody Tingey
Eastern Region Manager, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources,
Nevada Division of State Parks
You can’t stay in the same place you’re in forever. You’re either moving forward or moving backward.
About Cody
- I grew up in Utah doing a lot of outdoor activities, including hiking, hunting, fishing, skiing, and horseback riding.
- After graduating high school, I considered majoring in biology because of my love for the outdoors.
- I headed down the natural resources path and especially liked botany—I always assumed I would end up in an outdoor career.
- I started with the Nevada Division of State Parks as an emergency hire and dropped out of college with three semesters left.
- I worked for the State Parks for a few years but eventually wasn’t able to move up any further without a degree, so I made the decision to go back to school to finish my degree.
- Southern Utah University didn’t have an outdoor recreation program at the time, so they took my experience and custom-built a program for me based around natural resources and agriculture.
- I ended up graduating with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture with an emphasis in natural resources.
- I continued to work my way up the ladder within the Nevada State Parks and currently work as the eastern region manager—I manage all of the parks along the eastern side of Nevada.
