Establishing an Emergency Action Plan for Your Summer Camp
8:30 - 9:45 am
Speaker: Amanda Pozzuto, Recreation Supervisor - Township of Upper St. Clair
Recreation Facilities Construction in a Volatile Economic Environment
8:30 - 9:45 am
Speakers: Chris Sarson, Land Planner - Herbert, Rowland & Grubic; Devin Dunwoody, Project Manager - Herbert, Rowland & Grubic
Developing Aquatics Programing That Fits the Needs of Your Community
8:30 - 9:45 am
Speaker: Cat Adams, CPRP, CPO, LGIT, Aquatics Manager - Lower Makefield Township
Multimodal Trails & Placemaking – Case Studies & Ideas
8:30 - 9:45 am
Speakers: Michael Connor, Director of Philadelphia Operations - NV5; Rosa Mannion, Principal Landscape Architect - NV5
Speaker: Brandon Simpson, Director - Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation
Creating an Alliance
8:30 - 9:45 am
Speakers: Emily Schnellbaugh, Director of Communications - PRPS; Niki Tourscher, Director of Training & IT - PRPS
Good for You! And PA Too!
8:30 - 9:45 am
Speaker: Devin McKinley, Business Development Manager - North America – OnePlan; Paula Willis, Parks and Recreation Director - South Fayette Township
Plan and map your events accurately
10:00 11:15 am
Speakers: Derek Dureka, Parks & Recreation Director - Upper Dublin Parks & Recreation; Colleen Kenny, Natural Resource Manager - Upper Dublin Parks & Recreation
Natural Resource Manager: Why Every Municipality Needs One
10:00 11:15 am
Speaker: Andy Oles, Parks & Recreation Director - Warrington Township
Parks, More Than Just Playgrounds
10:00 11:15 am
Speakers: Josh Werner, Director of Parks and Recreation - Moon Township; Lauren Madison, Community Engagement Coordinator - Moon Township
Let’s talk about the “SHIPS” to Make your Events Sail!
10:00 11:15 am
Speaker: Dan Hendey, Education Manager - Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society
CPRP/CPRE with ME!
10:00 11:15 am
Speaker: Tammy Agesen CPRE AFO, Program Manager - County of Lancaster Department of Parks & Recreation
Rescue Ready – One agency’s story of overcoming a severe lifeguard shortage.
10:00 11:15 am
Speakers: Monica Tierney CPRE, Director of Parks and Recreation - Lower Makefield Township; Lynn Todd, Operations Manager - Lower Makefield Township; Jennifer Schleining, CAPRA Accreditation Senior Manager - NRPA
Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies
Part 1: Everything you should know about Accreditation
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Speaker: Tonya Brown, Retired
Youth Mentoring Programs, Frameworks, and Opportunities
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Speakers: Adriene Smochek, Regional Advisor, Southwest Region - PA DCNR; Rob Nymick, Manager of Homer City Borough – Homer City; Shaun Busler, GIS Professional and Biologist – BioMost, Inc
Building Recreational Infrastructure through Environmental Restoration Projects
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Speaker: Cynthia Rabbers, Assistant Director for Campus Recreation - Penn State University - Stone Valley Recreation Area
Building Team Culture w/ Seasonal Staff
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Speaker: Kelli Roberts, Director of Policy and External Affairs - Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission; Luke Larson, Engineer Project Manager, Environmental - Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Leveraging Partnerships to Enhance Local Recreation
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Speakers: Kathryn Hunninen, Senior Manager of Special Initiatives - Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy; Patricia Himes, Naturalist Educator - Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Note this session is 1:30 - 4:15 with an outdoor component, please dress appropriately to go outside.
Connecting to Nature, Self & Community through Forest Bathing
1:30 - 4:15 pm - Double Session!
Speakers: Monica Tierney CPRE, Director of Parks and Recreation - Lower Makefield Township; Lynn Todd, Operations Manager - Lower Makefield Township; Jennifer Schleining, CAPRA Accreditation Senior Manager - NRPA
Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies
Part 2: Starting your CAPRA Journey
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Speakers: Rosa Mannion, Principal Landscape Architect - NV5; Michael Connor, Director of Philadelphia Operations - NV5
Public Parks are Green Infrastructure
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Speaker: Jonathan Fantazier, One Tree Per Child Program Manager - Tree Pittsburgh
One Tree Per Child: Partnering, Planning, & Planting
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Speaker: Chad Michael Bruckner, Founder/Motivational - Motivate Change
Emotional Warrior: Unwavering Resilience in a Broken World
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Speaker:
how to develop assessments for your program & Services
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3:00 - 4:15 pm