Preliminary Program - 2017 - 10

Wednesday, September 27
Education Sessions

PLANNING, DESIGN & MAINTENANCE

ADVOCACY

City of New Orleans: Strategic Urban Water Management and Recreation
Opportunities Jeffrey Hebert, Katie Dignan
Next Generation Trail Networks: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's National Portfolio of
Transformative Trail Network Projects Eric Oberg, Elizabeth Thorstensen
Trends in Park Planning and Design Leon Younger, Joseph Webb
TRENDS: The Future of Recreation Centers Craig Bouck, Mick Massey

For Richer, for Poorer: The Impact of Socioeconomics in Parks & Recreation Debbie
Woodbury, Tori Spaugh Darensburg
A Communications Frame to Replicate California's Green Justice Work Robert García

AQUATICS
Reinventing the Urban Aquatics System Robin Steinshnider, David Mills
Aquatic Management: Training and Mentoring Senior Staff Chris Chamberlain, James Wheeler

CONSERVATION
Citizen Scientists: Answering the Call of the Wild David Riensche
The Best of Both Worlds: Balancing Conservation and Recreation Jai Cole
5 Things Parks Can Do About Climate Change That Make a Difference Maria Nardi,
Oksana Shcherba
Wildlife Management in a Public Park Setting: Managing the Sometimes
Unmanageable Mark Patterson

EMPLOYEE/VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
Empower YOUth: Making Youth Work WORK Lakita Watson, Rickeda Fofana
Select, Don't Hire! Kirsten Barnes
Embracing Millennials in the Workplace: Seasonal Employees, Interns and Beyond Julie Knapp
Policies and Procedures for Volunteer Screening and Supervision Betty Swinners
Run!!! The Volunteer Coordinator Person Is Coming Rich DiGirolamo

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Concussion: It Is NOT Just the NFL Paula Powell, Anthony Salvatore
Changing Your Aging Brain Can Be as Simple as Child's Play Denise Medved, Karen Haseley
Designing and Implementing Evidence-Based, Family-Based Programming for Health
Shari Barkin, William Heerman, Emily Stevens, Melanie Hollingshead,
Positioning Local Parks & Recreation as Preventive Public Health Providers Teresa Penbrooke
Transforming Communities and Fostering Social Equity Through Inclusive Play
Spaces John McConkey, Ingrid Kanics

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
How Chicago, Houston and St. Louis Park Executives Developed Successful PublicPrivate Partnerships Joe Turner, Michael Kelly, Susan Trautman
Making Creativity Part of Your DNA M Michelle Bono
Contemporary Trends in Local Park & Recreation Agency Financing and Employment
Kevin Roth, Andrew Mowen, Austin Barrett, Nicholas Pitas
What Is Your Awesome Sauce? Cortni Grange, Atuya Cornwell

PUBLIC RELATIONS/MARKETING
Leveraging Social Media as a Program and Communication Tool Andre Pichly
Too Long, Didn't Read: Web Engagement and Social Media Policy Megan Williams

RECREATION & SPORTS PROGRAMMING
Let's Play Games! Paul Wright
Active Adults: Best of the Best - Part 2 Rhonda Pollard, Teresa Grodsky, Lynda Cochran
Advancing Your Pickleball Programs Shane Wampler
Recreation Program Prioritization: Aligning Your Portfolio with Community Values
Alison Rhodes, Dean Rummel, Austin Hochstetler
Healthy Military Families: A Case Study for ALL Communities Carol Potter, Matt Enoch

REVENUE/CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Service Boot Camp: Back to the Basics for Professionals Annie Olson, Iris
Pahlberg Peterson
Financing Parks Projects Without Losing Sleep Caitlin Guthrie, Reggie Hall

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Stack the Deck in Your Team's Favor Terry Robertson, Keith Fulthorp, Idris Al-Oboudi
Delivering YOUR TED Talk: How to Speak So People Listen Neelay Bhatt
Disaster Readiness: Before, During and After the Rain, Wind, Fire Rafael Payan,
Robert Becker, Tom Shuster, Carolyn McKnight,
Park & Recreation Professionals as City Managers Bill Smith
Parks & Recreation 2030 and Beyond Tom O'Rourke
All in a Day's Work Michael Kirschman
CAPRA Accreditation: You Can Do It! Shauna Lewallen
How Do I Keep My Head Above Water? Chris Dropinski, Art Thatcher

Exhibit Hall Hours
10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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