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Affiliates

In addition to 52 state affiliates--think of them as your local park and recreation associations--NRPA has professional working arrangements with three national affiliates. State or national, all of these groups work in concert with NRPA to further the commitment of providing quality park and recreation experiences to all Americans.

National Affiliates


National Recreation and Park Foundation 

Council of State Association Presidents 

Council of State Association Executive Directors 

National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials 
Dan Gooch, Executive Director
16 W. 284 97th St.
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
P: 630.920.0195
F: 630.920.0333
 

Ethnic Minority Society
Darrell Walker, President
City of Pasadena
333 Mountain Crest Road
Duarte, CA  91010-1539
P: 626.744.7530
F: 626.744.7520

State Affiliates

 
Lindsay Dean Wright, Executive Director
P.O. Box 230579
Montgomery, AL 36123
P: 334.279.9160
F: 334.279.9161
 
Jeff Dick, President
3350 Commercial Drive, Ste 208
Anchorage, AK 99501-3051
P: 907.344.7270
F: 907.344.7349
 
Carol Gary, Executive Director
1422 North 44th St., Ste 211
Phoenix, AZ  85008
P: 602.335.1962
F: 602.335.1965
 
Kitty Lane, Executive Director
P.O. Box 3091
Little Rock, AR 72203-3091
P: 501.416.6700
F: 501.375.5559
 
California Association of Parks and Recreation Comm and Bd 
c/o CAPR/CBM 
Paul Romero, Executive Director
PMB #157, 1840 Prarie City Road, Ste 100
Folsoum, CA 95630
P: 916.799.5908
 
Jane Adams, Executive Director
7971 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95832
P: 916.665.2777
F: 916.665.9149
 
Stephanie Stephens, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1037
Wheat Ridge, CO 80034
P: 303.231.0943
F: 303.237.9750
 
Alison Harle, CTRS, Executive Director
1800 Silas Deane Highway
Suite 172
Rocky Hill, CT 06067 
P: 860.721.0384
F:  860.529.8708
 
 Lee Murdoch, President
220 Elkton Rd.
Newark, DE  19711
P: 302..666.3300
 
  
Eleanor Warmack, Executive Director
411 Office Plaza Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
P: 850.878.3221
F: 850.942.0712
 
Jimmy Gisi, Executive Director
1285 Parker Rd.
Conyers, GA 30094
P: 770.760.1403
F: 770.760.1550
 
1815 Iwi Way
Honolulu, HI  96816
P:  808.342.1129
 
Doug Eastwood, President
710 Mullan Ave..
Coeur D'Alene, ID  83814
P: 208.769.2252
 
  
Peter M. Murphy, J.D., CAE, President/CEO
Illinois Association of Park Districts
211 E. Monroe
Springfield, Illinois 62701
P: 217.523.4554
F: 217.523.4273
 
 Jan Arnold, Executive Director
1815 S. Meyers St., Ste 400
Oakbrook Terrace, IL  60304
P: 312.259.7359
F: 630.376.1919
 
Mi'Chelle Bettner, Executive Director
Indiana Park & Recreation Association
P.O. Box 888
Cicero, Indiana, IN 46034
P: 317.984.4500
F: 317.984.4511
 
Steven Jordison, Executive Director
1534 Penrose Street
Grinnell, IA 50112
P: 641.236.3917
F: 641.236.6779
 
Doug Vance, Executive Director
700 SW Jackson St., Suite 805
Topeka, KS 66603
P: 785.235.6533
F: 785.235.6655
 
Charles M. Haddaway, IV, Executive Director
213 St. Clair St., Suite 204
Frankfort, KY 40601-1845
P: 502.696.9834
F: 502.696.9815
 
Lamar Evans, Executive Director
8733 Siegen Ln. #367
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
P: 800.810.3882
F:  800.810.3882
 
Matt Howe, Executive Director
PO Box 6788
Scarborough, ME  04070 
P: 207.252.0636
 
 Tom Donlin, Executive Director
Prince George's Stadium
4101 Crain Highway, Ste 201
Bowie, MD  20716
P: 301.352.7203
F: 301.352.7206
 
John Whalen, Executive Director
P.O. Box 783
Westfield, MA 01086
P: 413.568.8356
F:  413.568.4166
 
Ann Conklin, Chief Operating Officer 
2465 Woodlake Circle, Suite 180
Okemos, MI 48864
P: 517.485.9888
F: 517.485.7932
 
Michelle Snider, Executive Director
200 Charles St
Fridley, MN 55432
P: 763.571.1305
F: 763.571.5204
 
Lamar Evans, Executive Director
P.O. Box 16451
Hattiesburg, MS 39404
P: 601.582.3361
F: 601.582.3354
 
Janice Neitzert, Executive Director
2018 William St
Jefferson City, MO 65109
P: 573.636.3828
F: 573.635.7988
 
Kory Thomson, President
390 N. 23rd St
Billings, MT 59101
P: 406.657.8376
F: 406.247.8641
 
Levin Collins, President
1819 Farnam St., Ste 701.
Omaha, NE  68106
P: 402.289.0451
F:  402.289.0452
 
1301 Valley Rd
Reno, NV 89512-2228
P: 775.334.2262
F: 775.832.1380
 
Gerard Toner, President 
P. O. Box 495
Simsbury, CT  06070
P: 860.408.4682
F: 860.408.9283
 
Herb Greene, President
47 Cherry Valley Rd
Gilford, NH  03249
P: 603.527.4722
F: 603.455.8918 
 
Terry Dunwiddie, Executive Director
13 April Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
P: 732.568.1270
F: 732.568.1274
 
 Dianne Marquez, President
2760 Canyon Road
Los Alamos, NM  87544
P: 505.662.8173
 
Barbara Diesem-Zimmons, Executive Director
19 Roosevelt Dr., Suite 200
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
P: 518.584.0321
F: 518.584.5701
 
Michael Waters, Executive Director
883 Washington St.
Raleigh, NC 27605
P: 919.832.5868
F: 919.832.3323
 
Dana Schaar, Executive Secretary
PO Box 1091
Bismarck, ND 58502-1091
P: 701.355.4458
F: 701.223.4645
 
James Woodward, Executive Director
1069 W Main St Unit A
Westerville, OH 43081-1186
P: 614.895.2222
F: 614.895.3050
 
Patty Dixon, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1201
Sand Springs, OK 74063
P: 918.245.5756
F: 918.245.6272
 
Amanda Rich, Executive Director
1515 16th St NE
Salem, OR 97301
P: 503.375.6107 
F: 503.914.1801
 
Kimberly Woodward, Executive Director
2131 Sandy Dr.
State College, PA 16803
P: 814.234.4272
F: 814.234.5276
 
Dan Mazzulla, Jr., President
1385 Hartford Ave.
Johnston, RI 02919
P: 401.272.3460
F: 401.553.8865
 
James Headley, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1046
Lexington, SC 29071
P: 803.808.7753
F: 803.808.7754
 
 Kristy Lintz, President
125 Waterloo St. 
Rapid City, SD 57701
P: 605.394.4168
F: 605.394.5226
  
Candi Rawlins, Executive Director
718 Boyd Mill Ave
Franklin, TN 37064
P: 615.790.0041
F: 615.790.1008
 
Michal Anne Lord, Executive Director
P.O. Box 5188.
Jonestown, TX 78645
P: 512.267.5550
F: 512.267.5557
 
Kim Olson, Executive Director
3204 Mt. Lomond Drive.
North Ogden, UT  84414
P: 801.782.5512
F: 801.782.5513
 
Betsy Terry Orselet, Executive Director
721 Main St.
Colchester, VT 05446
P: 802.878.2077
F: 802.878.2921
 
Jim Stutts, Executive Director
6372 Mechanicsville Turnpike
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
P: 804.730.9447
F: 804.730.9455
 
Brit Kramer, Executive Director
4405 7th Ave. S.E. Ste. 202
Lacey, WA 98503
P: 360.459.9396
F: 360.459.4160 
 
Bruce Miller, President
346 Chestnut Ridge Camp Road
Bruceton Mills, WV  26525
P: 304.594.1773
F: 304.594.1711
 
Steve Thompson, Executive Director
6601-C Northway 
Greendale, WI 53129
P: 414.423.1210
F: 414.423.1296
 
Dale Boedeker, President
PO Box 6308
Sheridan, WY 82801-1708
P: 307.674.6421
F: 307.674.7500

 

International Partners

The National Recreation and Park Association values our counterparts across the globe and has developed protocols with international park and recreation associations. Since 1991 NRPA has signed protocol agreements with the following international associations:

  • Canadian Parks & Recreation Association (1991)

  • Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (Great Britain) (1991)

  • National Recreation Association of Japan (1991)

  • New Zealand Institute of Park & Recreation Administration (1992)

  • Parks and Leisure Australia (1995)

  • Columbia Foundation for Leisure and Recreation (Funlibre) (1999)

  • Leisure and Recreation Association of South Africa (2011)

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