Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is stepping down after almost a decade heading up the country’s most-visited national park.

Cassius Cash, the superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is leaving the park service to become CEO of the Yosemite Conservancy.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the National Park Service. He has been chosen as the new president and CEO of the Yosemite Conservancy.

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park back to its Cherokee name.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the park service to become the CEO and president of the Yosemite Conservancy in San Francisco. He will leave the park in mid-December and starts his new position in January, according to an email to park employees obtained by Knox News.