Healthy Communities, Parks
and Splashpads
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Speaker: Barb Lapierre, Regional Sales Manager - Vortex Aquatic Structures International
Active Transportation = Recreation for All
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Speaker: Cheri Matter, Section Chief - PA DCNR; Trish Newdeck, Recreation & Conservation Advisor - PA DCNR
REC-ognition: Acknowledging
the Importance of Parks and Recreation
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Speaker: Bill Salvatore, Deputy Commissioner, Program Division - Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Meeting Communities Where They Are, One Breath at a Time
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Speakers: Natalie Felix DiDonato, Recreation Leader - Philadelphia Parks & Recreation; Kelly Fassano, Recreation Leader - Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Speaker: Kate Elfatah, Chief Digital Office for Pine Philly, brings well over a decade of expertise in digital marketing and content creation.
instagram strategies for parks & recs in 2024
replaced graphic design for non graphic designers
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Speaker: Michael Fingeroth, Regional Manager - Landscape Structures, Inc.
Trends in Play Space Design: Activity, Engagement, Involvement
1:00 - 2:15 pm
Speakers: Alberta Gibson, Recreation Leader 2 Supervisor - Philadelphia Parks & Recreation; Carmen Butler, Professional Dance Instructor and Choreographer - Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Energy is Everything and
Everything is Energy!
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Speaker: Colin Drury, Chief Commercial Officer - MyRec.com Recreation Software
MyRec.com Recreation
Software User Group
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Speaker: Bill Salvatore, Deputy Commissioner, Program Division - Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Leadership is an Action Word
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Speaker: Jack Bingeman, Director of Recreation - Lancaster Recreation Commission
Fostering Growth in Community Recreation Programs Through Positive Relationships and Partnerships
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Speaker: Jill Moore, Inclusive Play Specialist - Landscape Structures
Innovation is Invitation: Defining What's Next in Inclusive Play
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Speaker: Vallie Edenbo, Rivers Program Specialist - PA DCNR; Trish Newdeck, Recreation & Conservation Advisor - PA DCNR
Barriers to Waterway Access
2:30 - 3:45 pm
7:00 - 8:15 pm
KEYNOTE: Rare Magic
Speaker: Drew Murray, Magician and Speaker Extraordinaire