NRPA and the Target Corporation, through a new Commit to Health Youth Ambassadors initiative, are engaging youth as health and wellness leaders in their communities.
Read more
Adriane Clutter, youth development manager, Montgomery County (Maryland) Recreation
Read more
John C. Staley, former director of Grand Forks Park District, North Dakota
Read more
Stephanie Gailes, Grants Administration Specialist, Parks and Neighborhoods Division, City of Memphis Parks and Recreation, Tennessee
Read more
Kristina K. Adams, Fitness Director/Special Events at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia
Read more
Carolyn McKnight, Superintendent, East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission (BREC)
Read more
Kristi McLeod Fondren, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Marshall University
Read more
Selandria Jackson, Recreation Supervisor for Little Rock Parks and Recreation
Read more
Jenny Hagauer, Marketing Supervisor, Roswell (Georgia) Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs Department
Read more
Amy Teegarden, Director of Helena, Montana, Parks and Recreation
Read more
Alex McKinney, Recreation Supervisor, Outdoor Recreation School, Three Rivers Park District
Read more
Kathi Muller, CPRP, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Read more
Parks & Recreation asked Trace Stevens, CPRP, to talk about his passion for the field and where he sees parks and recreation headed for the future.
Read more
Janet Bartnik shares about how her parks and recreation career has evolved and her approach to community engagement and collaborative partnerships.
Read more
Seve Ghose, CPRE, Director of Louisville Metro Parks,
discusses his career in parks and recreation.
Read more
Teresa Kuchinsky-Trejo, CPRP, and recreation supervisor at San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, gives us a closer look at her life and career.
Read more
Parks & Recreation magazine learns more about John Prue, installation program director of fleet readiness at Naval Station Great Lakes.
Read more
Bernard
Buchannan, recreation leader at Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Miller Community
Center, talks about his life and career.
Read more
NRPA 2015 Annual Conference Program Committee Chair,
Patricia Armstrong, offers some insight as to what was top of mind for the
Committee as it selected the best, most relevant session topics.
Read more
Garner, North Carolina’s parks and recreation department
boasts a star performer in Marketing and Events Coordinator Kendrick Mayes.
Read more
Sandra MacDiarmid is a passionate advocate for health and
parks.
Read more
Former NRPA President Roger Brown talks about his long
career in the park and recreation industry and what he envisions for the
organization’s future.
Read more
Amy Fortenberry, director of the Plano, Texas, Parks and Recreation Department, is a passionate, lifetime park and recreation professional.
Read more
We caught up with Shelly Strasser, recreation and community services program director for the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, to learn more about her agency and career.
Read more
Kenya Bryant, assistant executive director of the Richland County Recreation Commission (RCRC) in Columbia, South Carolina, talks about his life and career.
Read more
Ben Johnson, assistant director of recreation at Louisville, Kentucky's Metro Parks & Recreation, shares his dedication and love for the profession.
Read more
Anna Pechenik Mausolf talks about her work in academia and why she's passionate about parks and recreation.
Read more
Shalon Lewis, who works as the Shreveport Public Assembly Recreation manager in Louisiana, shares her inspiration for her work and her commitment to the field of parks and recreation.
Read more
Portsmouth Parks and Recreation employee Justin Bowens
was inspired to lose more than 100 pounds and is now using his personal
experience to improve the health and wellness of people in his community.
Read more
Shawn
“The Ram” Ramirez is the new face of park and recreation professionals.
Read more
This month, we caught up with Brand+Aid conference manager and Arlington, Texas, assistant director of parks and recreation Gary Packan, to learn more about his role in the park and recreation industry.
Read more
Phillip Heeg, outdoor recreation program manager for
the U.S. Air Force, shares some information about his career and his experience
as a member of NRPA.
Read more
Daniel Sheridan, artistic director of the Davenport
Junior theater and performing arts supervisor for Davenport Parks and
Recreation in Iowa, shares his thoughts on the unique combination of arts and
parks.
Read more
Jason Avery, manager at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks,
Alaska, talks with Parks & Recreation about the realities of living and
working close to the Arctic Circle.
Read more
NRPA member Sheema Hai takes on the challenge of
connecting the Muslim community with park and recreation opportunities
nationwide.
Read more
Bo Hutchens talks MWR, networking and the value of an NRPA membership.
Read more
Columbus, Indiana’s Jim Lemke is an
active participant in NRPA’s social media conversations and a dedicated
aquatics manager at Columbus’ Donner Aquatics Center.
Read more
This park custodian developed an exciting app for his agency to better connect with customers.
Read more
