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| DAY 2 THURSDAY, MAY 18 |
| 8:00 AM –
6:00 PM |
Registration Desk Hours Location: Ballroom Lobby |
| 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM |
Breakout Session Block 4 |
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Tour: Browns Park Renewal: Inland Beach Volleyball Destination PART 1 Speaker: Mike Terrell; Jeff Stiltz; John Botelli Location: Meet at the WRPA Registration Desk by 8:50 AM.
Secondary Tag: Park/Facility Planning and Design |
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4B: Up Your Score with an RCO Panel Speakers: Bryan Higgins; Roxanne MilesModerator: Chaz Bates Location: Room 202AB
 Primary Tag: Park/Facility Planning and Design Secondary Tag: Leadership and Management 4C: Supervising in an Era of Entitlement Speaker: Cory HilderbrandLocation: Room 205
Primary Tag: Leadership and Management
Secondary Tag: Aquatics 4D: Expanding Learning Opportunities for Park Visitors through Augmented Reality Speakers: Chukundi Salisbury; Becca Reilly; Joel KrupaLocation: Room 206A
Primary Tag: Programming Secondary Tag: Park/Facility Maintenance and Operation 4E: Finding Sponsors and Building Community Partnerships Speaker: Marty BoggsLocation: Room 206B
Primary Tag: Business Operations: Customer Service/Marketing/Finance
Secondary Tag: Programming 4F: Have You Discovered Canva Yet? Speakers: Kendall May; Christa CragoLocation: Room 206C
Primary Tag: Business Operations: Customer Service/Marketing/Finance Secondary Tag: Programming Speakers: Kelly McGinley Ashe; NeSha Thomas-Schadt; Jared Bucci Location: Room 206D
Primary Tag: Emerging Professional (Less than 5 years experience) |
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| 10:15 AM — 10:45 AM |
Morning Tradeshow Break
Location: Room 100BC |
| 10:45 AM — 12:00 PM |
Breakout Session Block 5 |
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5A: Risk Managing Recreation Pathways Speaker: Andy CooleyLocation: Room 201AB
5B: Diversify - THPRD's Paid Internship Program Speaker: Julie Rocha; Sabrina Taylor Schmitt Location: Room 202AB
Primary Tag: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Secondary Tag: Emerging Professional (Less than 5 years experience) 5C: Hoopfest Volunteer Management 101 Speaker: Riley StocktonLocation: Room 205
Primary Tag: Leadership & Management
Secondary Tag: Programming 5D: MythBusters: Fighting Misinformation in Aquatics Speaker: Ryan NachreinerLocation: Room 206A
Primary Tag: Aquatics
Secondary Tag: Park/Facility Maintenance and Operation 5E: A Higher Level of Inclusion Play Speaker: Jill Moore Location: Room 206B
Primary Tag: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Secondary Tag: Park/Facility Planning and Design 5F: Take Your Recreation Leader Training to the Next Level Speaker: Keisha TaylorLocation: Room 206C
Primary Tag: Programming
Secondary Tag: Leadership and Management 5G: Interview Like a Pro: Preparation and Skill Development Speaker: NeSha Thomas-Schadt, Kelly McGinley Ashe, Jared BucciLocation: Room 206D
Primary Tag: Emerging Professional (Less than 5 years experience)
Secondary Tag: Programming Tour: Browns Park Renewal: Inland Beach Volleyball Destination PART 2 Speaker: Mike Terrell; Jeff Stiltz; John BotelliLocation: Meet at the WRPA Registration Desk by 8:50 AM.
Primary Tag: Park/Facility Planning and Design
Secondary Tag: Park/Facility Planning and Design |
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| 12:00 PM — 1:30 PM |
Lunch Break
Location: Room 100BC |
| 1:30 PM — 2:45 PM |
Breakout Session Block 6 |
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6C: Creating and Maintaining a Root Growing Nursery Speaker: Jeff PerryLocation: Room 205
Primary Tag: Park/Facility Maintenance and Operation Secondary Tag: Park/Facility Planning and Design 6D: Closing the Gap: Community Schoolyards as Neighborhood Parks Speakers: Vinita Sidhu; Mitsu Iwasaki; Kristi EvansLocation: Room 206A
Primary Tag: Park/Facility Planning and Design
Secondary Tag: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 6E: Giving People with Passion for Parks a Purpose Speaker: Kelly Brown; Fianna Dickson; Angel SpellLocation: Room 206B
Primary Tag: Leadership and Management
Secondary Tag: Park/Facility Maintenance and Operation 6F: Go Mobile! A Mobile Recreation Case Study Speakers: Cody Geddes; Kevin Witte; Ashley GainLocation: Room 206C
Primary Tag: Programming
Secondary Tag: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 6G: Accessibility in Parks and Rec: Software, Website, and in General Speaker: Don Torrez, Brian ScottLocation: Room 206D
Primary Tag: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Secondary Tag: Advocacy |
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| 2:45 PM — 3:15 PM |
Afternoon Tradeshow Break Location: Ballroom Lobby |
| 3:15 PM — 4:30 PM |
WRPA Network Meetings
Aquatics Network: Sarah Fitzgerald Info for Park Resource / Park Maintenance: Joanna Martin Location: Room 205 Program Network: Keisha Taylor, Kendall MayLocation: Room 206A Location: Room 206B Admin Network: Sylvana Niehuser, Russ HaringtonLocation: Room 206C |
| 4:30 PM — 5:30 PM |
Pre-Banquet Reception
Location: Ballroom Lobby |
| 5:30 PM — 7:00 PM |
2023 WRPA Awards Banquet
WRPA Awards Program: The Washington Recreation & Park Association celebrates people, parks, and programs with an annual awards program honoring individuals and organizations for their contributions to the field of parks and recreation in Washington State. We have three major categories that we recognize: Professional Awards, Citation of Merit Awards, and Spotlight Awards. Each year we celebrate the award winners at a banquet during the Annual Conference. Location: Ballroom 100A |
| 7:00 PM — 10:00 PM |
Post-Awards Banquet Social: Riverfront Pavilion Partay!
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EVERYONE must make their way after the banquet and finish off the conference with a night under the lights at the Riverfront Park Pavilion. This amazing social sponsored by Berger Partnership will host drinks, games, dance party on the screen by Funflicks, light show, giant trikes on an inflatable racetrack, photo booth, Hoopfest half-court basketball, and more. Don’t miss out on this one, it’s going to be insane!
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