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Questions for which we have the opportunity to provide
answers include: What role will parks and recreation play
in reducing carbon footprints? How will parks and trails
become part of planning safe, walkable, bikeable transportation routes that calm high-speed vehicle traffic and
enable children and families to safely get to schools, recreation centers and other daily destinations? What will we
do to serve aging-in-place populations? How will we enable the benefits of green infrastructure in using parklands
and urban forests for stormwater management, groundwater recharge and buffers against climate change?
With this objective in mind, we have recently had several
productive discussions with the American Planning Association (APA) and the American Society of Landscape
Architects (ASLA) about forging a richer partnership
between planners, landscape architects, and park and
recreation professionals. One potential outcome of our
discussions is a planned summit that would focus on how
we can collectively meet the challenges of the metropolitan revolution and produce true returns on public and
private investments.

NRPA'S MISSION: To advance parks, recreation
and environmental conservation efforts that
enhance the quality of life for all people.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair of the Board of Directors
Steven J. Thompson, CPRP
Greendale, WI

Chair-Elect
Robert F. Ashcraft, Ph.D.
Phoenix, AZ

Past Chair
Robert Johnson, Jr.
Overland Park, KS

Treasurer
Peter Camin
Oak Brook, IL

Secretary
Janice M. Prochaska, Ph.D.

Brian Knapp
Fairfax, VA

Lewis R. Ledford
Raleigh, NC

Janice M. Prochaska, Ph.D.
West Kingston, RI

Pamela Sloan, CPRP
Stockton, CA

Detrick L. Stanford, CPRP
Jonesboro, GA

Steven J. Thompson, CPRP
Greendale, WI

Susan Trautman, CPRP
St. Louis, MO

William " Joe " Turner

West Kingston, RI

Houston, TX

President and CEO
Barbara Tulipane, CAE

LIFE TRUSTEES
Beverly D. Chrisman

Innovation must be part of our vision for the future of
parks and recreation as much as it is for the new economic systems that are enabling metropolitan revolutions
across America. This is an exciting time for parks and
recreation. Innovators will thrive, and we intend to be at
the forefront.

BAR BAR A T ULIPAN E, C AE
President & CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lexington, SC

Leon T. Andrews

Anne S. Close

Washington, DC

Fort Mill, SC

Robert F. Ashcraft, Ph.D.

James H. Evans

Phoenix, AZ

New York, NY

Barbara Baca

Rosemary Hall Evans

Albuquerque, NM

Sugar Hill, NH

Rebecca Benna, CPRP

Earl T. Groves

Dayton, OH

Gastonia, NC

Larry Blackstad

Charles E. Hartsoe, Ph.D.

Minnetonka, MN

Richmond, VA

Ernest W. Burkeen, Jr., CPRP

Harry G. Haskell, Jr.

Baltimore, MD

Chadds Ford, PA

Peter Camin

Kathryn A. Porter

Oak Brook, IL

Mendham, NJ

Stephen Eckelberry

Perry J. Segura

Bartlett, IL

New Iberia, LA

Jennifer Harnish

R. Dean Tice

Fort Worth, TX

Round Hill, VA

Robert Johnson, Jr.

Eugene A. Young, CPRP

Overland Park, KS

Baton Rouge, LA

Steven Jordison
Grinnell, IA

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