NRPA’s Health and Wellness Advisory Panel provides oversight, feedback and subject-matter expertise for NRPA’s health and wellness programs and initiatives. The panel serves as a sounding board for new ideas and practices that helps to provide guidance to the NRPA staff.
Tina Fleming, Director of the Operations Division, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation
Tina Fleming has worked for Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation since 2001 in various capacities and currently serves as the director of the operations division. Fleming manages the programming of recreation facilities, marketing, facility operations, park and facility maintenance and repair, health and wellness initiatives, fostering of volunteers and stewardship opportunities, and safety of all of the parks and facilities in the Gwinnett County park system.
Colleen Lammel-Harmon, Wellness Manager, Chicago Park District
Colleen Lammel- Harmon, CPRP, is the wellness manager and registered dietitian within the department of Community Recreation, Health and Physical Activities for the Chicago Park District (CPD). She is responsible for implementing more than 3,000 wellness activities, including physical activity, nutrition, relaxation and leisure programs for youth, as well as adult, family and senior programs. Lammel-Harmon has taught fitness classes for more than 24 years and has worked as a registered dietitian for 22 years, specializing in obesity prevention.
Daniel Hatcher, National Healthy Out-of-School Time Advisor, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Daniel W. Hatcher serves as National Healthy Out-of-School Time Advisor for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. At the Alliance, Hatcher is responsible for managing and delivering technical assistance services and resources for out-of-school time sites as they work to achieve national Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards. Hatcher has a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a Master of Public Health, both from Western Kentucky University.
Christian Moore, Director of Camp and Retreat Ministry, Crossroads District UMC
Christian Moore is the director of camp and retreat ministry for the Crossroads District of the Rio Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is responsible for developing and executing the district’s strategy for providing camp and retreat opportunities. Prior to joining the District staff, Moore served in leadership positions in the parks and recreation departments of the cities of Cedar Park, Portland, and Leander, Texas. During his tenure in recreation, he was responsible for supervising comprehensive quality of life programs and services. Moore is a past chair of NRPA’s Young Professional Network and was the chair of the 2015 “Park of the Future” design competition for college students studying parks and recreation. He also represents NRPA as a member of the Public Policy and National Awards Committees.
Maria Nardi, Chief of Planning, Miami-Dade County Park, Recreation and Open Space Department
Maria I. Nardi has more than 18 years of experience in the private and public sector in the fields of urban design, landscape architecture, park planning, architecture and preservation. In the private sector, she received the University of Miami School of Architecture Alumna of the Year Award for her holistic, comprehensive park planning work as chief of planning and research for Miami-Dade County, where she directed the vision for the Miami-Dade County Park and Open Space Master Plan, a vision for a more equitable, greener and healthier Miami-Dade County; and for her work as chief of urban design for the city of Miami where she initiated Miami 21, a rewrite of the city’s land development regulations from land use segregation to mixed use regulations to promote a walkable, pedestrian friendly community. Nardi received her undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Miami and her Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Amy Rauworth, Associate Director, National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability
Amy Rauworth joined Lakeshore Foundation in 2012 as the director of policy and public affairs. She also works within the University of Alabama Birmingham/Lakeshore Foundation Research Collaborative, where she is the associate director of the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD). She is a registered clinical exercise physiologist with the American College of Sports Medicine. She has applied exercise physiology experience in the areas of orthopedic and cardiac rehabilitation, health promotion, and corporate wellness. In addition, Rauworth has more than 19 years of experience in health promotion development and implementation, focusing on the delivery of physical activity programming for people with disabilities across the lifespan.
Anna Ricklin, Manager, Planning and Community Health Center, American Planning Association
Anna Ricklin is manager of APA’s Planning and Community Health Center. In this role, she works with APA members and partners to promote planning practice that supports public health. With a background in transportation, health impact assessment and community design, Ricklin is an emerging leader in applied research, strategic planning and coalition building. She has a MHS from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and has been with APA since 2011.
Victor Rubin, Vice President of Research, PolicyLink
Victor Rubin, vice president for research, leads, designs and conducts knowledge-building activities to create a strong research base for PolicyLink. An urban planner with broad experience in community development, education and social policy, he guides the PolicyLink analyses of issues in infrastructure, economic growth, healthy communities, youth development and other areas. Rubin previously directed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of University Partnerships, and served as a director of community partnerships and adjunct associate professor of city and regional planning at the University of California, Berkeley.
Stephanie Stephens, Executive Director, California Park and Recreation Society
Stephanie Stephens serves as the executive director of the California Park and Recreation Society. Appointed in 2014, Stephens is responsible for managing conference administration for the annual CPRS conference and legislative priorities for each two-year legislative session. She works closely with the CPRS board of directors to position parks and recreation agencies across the state of California as leaders within their communities.
Amanda Wilson, Strategic Engagement and Project Manager, Active Living Research
Amanda Wilson, MSRS, is a strategic engagement and project manager with Active Living Research. Wilson significantly contributes to the communication, dissemination and capacity-building efforts of ALR. She manages ALR’s special supplement journals, provides technical assistance to grantees, plays a lead role in the coordination of ALR’s webinars and helps identify potential co-host organizations to increase the reach of grantee research findings. With a master’s in parks and recreation, she provides a valuable connection with programs within this discipline and continues to promote ALR’s work and develop new partnerships.
Cora Wright, Assistance Director, Austin Parks and Recreation
Cora Wright serves as the assistant director of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. She provides executive oversight of several divisions and critical department functions, including financial services, office of internal review, technology and information services, planning, design and construction (which includes the Capital Improvement Program), operations, office of special events and facility reservations, and the Austin Park Ranger Division. Wright holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Texas.
— Allison Colman, NRPA’s Program Manager