Jon Kohl, Author and Trainer, Talks Story with Tim Merriman and Bill Gwaltney on Reflections on Interpretation

Jon draws on a background in community development, protected area management, heritage studies, and holistic philosophy to expand what interpretation can do for society’s most pressing challenges. He has worked as an interpretive planner, guide trainer, exhibit designer, university professor, blogger, and theorist, and served as associate editor of the Journal of Heritage Interpretation. He has published widely on holistic planning, guide training, and evaluation, and has developed practical tools including the community-based interpretive framework, public use planning methods, and an approach to interpretive theme writing.

His books include a guide to interpretive theme writing (National Association for Interpretation); a Spanish-language university textbook on heritage interpretation, protected areas, and tourism management, co-authored with Marisol Mayorga; a book on holistic heritage planning with Stephen McCool; and a near-future romance sci-fi novel with Kimberly Comeau.

Jon holds a master’s degree from Yale and a BA from Dartmouth. He first came to Costa Rica as a Peace Corps zoo interpreter and now lives there with his family.

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