IPRA Today
Illinois Park and Recreation
|
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Allison serves as IPRA secretary and communication and marketing representative. She has been an active member of IPRA since 1998, when she began her career in the parks and recreation field at the Addison Park District. Allison is a certified parks and recreation professional (CPRP). She holds two bachelor’s degrees from Concordia University, River Forest and a certificate in sports and entertainment management from Columbia College, Chicago. Please join the IPRA board in congratulating Allison! LoriKay Paden
You can help us achieve this by donating a gift or service to our Silent Auction 2012. All donations are tax deductible - IPRF is a 501-C-3 organization - and we will also accept monetary gifts. Over 4,000 park and recreation professionals, commissioners and exhibitors will have the opportunity to bid on your donation at the conference. Please complete and return the donation form by Friday, December 2, 2011. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Heather Weishaar at 708-588-2282 or heather@ilipra.org. Thank you for your consideration. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Date: November 2, 2011 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Learning Outcome: Participants will challenge digital citizens to think critically about who they are talking to on technology, what they are talking about and how they are treating others. Speaker: Sarah Migas, MSW, Internet Safety Specialist, Office of the Illinois Attorney General Date: November 5, 2011 - 8:30 AM Date: November 13, 2011 - November 16, 2011 Attendees learn management skills pertinent to recreation professionals from nationally recognized speakers and from one another. Date: December 2, 2011 - 9:00 AM Park Districts and Recreation Departments like other businesses are prone to economic slump if users’ expectations for enjoyable experiences are not fulfilled. Accelper has developed the Breakthrough Innovation (Brinnovation™) framework for helping individuals and organizations in using one’s intellectual resources for deploying innovation and delivering more enjoyable service experiences to customers. Who Should Attend? Executive Directors and Superintendents Presented by: Praveen Gupta, an internationally recognized expert in Excellence and Innovation will be facilitating the session. Praveen consults with organizations institutionalizing excellence and innovation for improving customer value, growth and bottom line. Praveen has been developing innovative solutions for over 25 years. Praveen has authored Business Innovation in the 21st Century and The Innovation Solution books. Praveen is the founding Editor of International Journal of Innovation Science, developer of the Brinnovation™ framework, and faculty at University of Illinois, Chicago, and Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. CALENDAR/UPCOMING EVENTS
Date: October 28, 2011 - 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM IPRA chose U.S. Communities as our purchasing partner because of its long history of working with recreation and government agencies and their ability to save our members time and money. U.S. Communities is a national nonprofit cooperative, instrumentality of government, and is jointly sponsored by the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), the National Association of Counties (NACO), the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the National League of Cities (NLC), and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM). The partnership with U.S. Communities replaces IPRA’s Cooperative Purchase Program. In response to a recent cooperative purchase program participant survey, the program changes will include: just in time delivery, ability to order throughout the year, and known pricing. Date: November 2, 2011 - 6:00 PM JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Youth Sports Coordinator, Prairie Valley Family YMCA Sports and Fitness Center Manager, Veterans Park District Ice/Pool Assistant Facility Manager, Wilmette Park District Recreation Supervisor - Youth, Bourbonnais Twp. Park District PT Aquatics Recreation Supervisor-IMRF, Fox Valley Park District NEWS ABOUT MEMBERS
In the letter, Cermak praised the dedication, loyalty and talent of the staff and board members with whom he worked throughout his 34 year tenure with the Park District. "One of my professional goals, throughout the years, has been to leave the District better than it was when I first began my work here," states Cermak, "I believe that goal has been accomplished by the strong efforts and cooperation of committed, diligent and visionary staff, board and community members." During his 34 years with the Park District, Cermak played a key role in advancing the agencies services, programs and facilities including a new golf course driving range and learning center in 1994, a new golf course clubhouse in 1995, plus the rebuilding of all greens, tees, bunkers and the reconfiguration of the course in the early 1990’s. In 2003, the construction of the Recreation & Fitness Center and the William F. Sherman Jr. Interpretive Center was completed along with multiple land acquisitions at Lyman Woods. In addition, Cermak provided oversight in the acquisition and renovation of the District Administration and Maintenance facility on Warrenville Road, the construction of the Museum Annex, the Whitlock Park renovation in the mid 90’s, the installation of the Doerhoefer Park synthetic turf field in 2005, and the original construction of McCollum Park in the early 80’s and the renovation occurring now. Cermak has also been involved with multiple District-wide land acquisitions, the Fishel Park bandshell construction, Barth Pond shoreline improvements, and intergovernmental agreements for Washington and McCollum Parks among others. He has been instrumental in the tremendous growth in recreation programming as well as improved conditions throughout the park system. Cermak is a Certified Park and Recreation Professional, an Illinois Park and Recreation and Association speaker and past facilities section director, as well as an active member of the Downers Grove Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Commission, Conservation Foundation, DuPage County Stream Bank Coalition Board of Directors and Committee Chairman. RESOURCES/SURVEYS
Please click here to access the survey results! Do you have a question you'd like us to ask our members? Do you need insight on an issue or policy question? IPRA will conduct monthly surveys and will share the results with you. Please email Jan Arnold! |
