This is your opportunity to provide input toward the present and future of your association. We will be collecting responses until Thursday, Dec. 15.
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IPRA chose U.S. Communities as a purchasing partner because of its long history of working with recreation and government agencies and ability to save members time and money.
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The IPRA headquarters will be closed Dec. 26-30. We hope you have a happy holiday! For urgent matters, please contact Jan Arnold at 312-259-7359 or Mike Selep at 630-914-0067.

 

Save the date for this year's IPRA Teen Ski Trip conducted by the Recreation Section's Teen Committee. Join agencies from throughout Illinois as they bring their teens to ski and snowboard the night away at Chestnut Mountain in Galena.
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Job Title:  Park Maintenance 1
Closing Date: Jan. 8, 2012
Agency: Park Ridge Recreation & Park District

Job Title:  Horticulturist
Closing Date: Jan. 8, 2012
Agency: Park Ridge Recreation & Park District

Job Title:  Superintendent of Recreation
Closing Date: Jan. 24, 2012 or until filled
Agency: West Chicago Park District

Job Title:  Recreation Supervisor
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Agency: Downers Grove Park District

Job Title:  Trades Specialist ( HVAC/ Plumbing)
Closing Date: Jan. 6, 2012
Agency: Oak Lawn Park District

Job Title:  Registration Coordinator
Closing Date: Open until filled
Agency: Park District of Highland Park

Job Title: Chief Operating Officer
Closing Date: Dec. 19 (No later than 5 p.m.)
Agency: Mt. Prospect Park District

 

Mike Selep will join the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) as Assistant Director on Jan. 3.

He will return to FVSRA, where he was superintendent of recreation from 2001 to 2005. For the past six years, Mike has been professional services director with the Illinois Park & Recreation Association. In addition, he served as interim executive director from 2009-2010.


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