2015 Annual Conference Schedule

WRPA 2015 Annual Conference & Trade Show Schedule *schedule is subject to change Thursday Friday Download the Conference Schedule
Wednesday, April 29th Pre-Conference Activities / Pre-Conference Institutes
12:00–3:00pm	Golf Tournament
3:00–6:00pm	Foot Golf Tournament
10:00am–2:30pm	Tour de Tacoma Parks - A Guided Excursion
6:00pm–7:30pm	Conference Social at The Social Bar & Grill *This is a no-host networking event
Thursday, April 30th Conference & Trade Show
8:00–9:00am	Registration
9:00–10:15am 10:15-10:30am	Welcome & Keynote Speaker: Mike Smith Break
Track:	Recreation Programming	Professional Development	Resource Management & Park Planning	Business Administration
10:30–11:45am Educational Sessions	Finding Your Calvin: Bullying Prevention for Recreation Participants Mike Smith, The BAY WRPA Program: Spotlight Award Presentations WRPA Awards Committee	Servant-Based Leadership Monte Stiles, Monte Stiles, LLC Goal-Setting and Achievement Brian Ziegler, Pierce County Parks & Recreation Student Connections: Conference Cram Ryan Daly, City of Mercer Island, Jennifer Papich, City of Spokane Valley and NeSha Thomas-Schadt, City of Kirkland	Integrating Community Health in Trail and Park Planning Alexandra Stone, National Park Service and Melissa Morin, Whatcom County Public Health	Accreditation Ready: Area Agencies Lessons Learned Julie Parascondola, Metro Parks Tacoma, Kristine Stimpson, City of Renton and Victoria Hollerbach, City of Bellevue
11:45am–1:15pm	Lunch in Tradeshow Hall / Visit Exhibitors
Track:	Recreation Programming	Professional Development	Resource Management & Park Planning	Business Administration
1:15–2:30pm Educational Sessions	60 Ideas in 60 Minutes Justin Cutler, City of Westminster, CO; Shawna Davis, City of Everett; Carrie Sawyer, City of Ephrata; and Sarah Sandquist, City of Redmond.	Science of Influencing: Small is the New Big Jeff Price, City of Everett	Successful Project Management Brian Ziegler, Pierce County Parks & Recreation WRPA Facilities Spotlight Award Presentations WRPA Awards Committee	Accredited Ready: What does it Take to Become CAPRA? Julie Parascondola, Metro Parks Tacoma Legalizing Marijuana and the Community Impact Monte Stiles, Monte Stiles, LLC Team Approach to Events Pat Harris,Andy Heider, Ryan Popke and John Wilson City of Bellevue, Barry Martin, City of Everett, and Jeff Orswell, Orswell Events
2:30-3:15pm	Break in Tradeshow Hall / Visit Exhibitors
Track:	Recreation Programming	Professional Development	Resource Management & Park Planning	Business Administration
3:15-4:30pm Educational Sessions	Transforming Communities Through Art and Gratitude Lucila McElroy, The Gratitude Graffiti Project Striving for Excellence: Consensus-Based Evaluation for Youth Programming Justin Cutler, City of Westminster, CO	Sit Less, Move More: Overcome Workplace Sitting Disease Gail Buquicchio, Everett Public Schools Rediscovering Joy Monte Stiles, Monte Stiles, LLC	Impact of Homeless Populations on Parks Officer Craig Hanaumi, Pat Harris, Emily Leslie, and Ryan Popke, City of Bellevue	WRPA Marketing Spotlight Award Presentation WRPA Awards Committee Implementing Lean: A Primer Debra Pennick, State Auditor's Office
4:30-5:30pm	Annual Banquet Pre-Social
5:30-7:30pm	Annual Banquet & Awards
7:30-9:00pm	Post-Banquet Social at The Swiss Restaurant & Pub *This is a no-host networking event
Friday, May 1st Conference & Trade Show
8:00–9:00am	Registration
9:00–10:15am 10:15-10:30am	Welcome & Keynote Speaker: Kostas Voutsas Break
Track:	Recreation Programming	Professional Development	Resource Management & Park Planning	Business Administration
10:30–11:45am Educational Sessions	Reasonable Accommodations In Recreation Planning Kim Indurkar and Terry Smith, City of Bellevue, Roxanne Miles, Metro Parks Tacoma, and Jeff Myers, LLDKB Law	So You Want to Be Director - What do you Need to Know? Bruce Fletcher, Mercer Island Parks & Recreation, Kit Ledbetter, City of SeaTac, Daryl Faber, City of Auburn, Paul Simmons, City of Olympia, Mary Dodsworth, City of Lakewood, and Larry Otos, past director for City of Mount Vernon	Building a Splash Pad or Spray-Ground From Design to Concept Vito Iacobazzi, Metro Parks Tacoma; Ryan McDowell, Waterplay; Dan Richards, Aquatic Specialty; Allison Robertson, Aquatic Specialty Services	Vampires @ Work: Handling Difficult People and Conflict Kostas Voutsas A Hands-On Approach to Marketing Sponsorships Juliene Hefter, Safety First Aquatics, LLC Implementing New Programming and Rental Software: Lessons Learned Julie Ryan, City of Fife, Angela Ferguson, City of Bellevue, Ryan Spencer, City of Redmond Parks and Recreation Department, and Minna Rudd, Si View Metro Park District
11:45am–1:15pm	Lunch in Tradeshow Hall / Visit Exhibitors
Track:	Recreation Programming	Professional Development	Resource Management & Park Planning	Business Administration
1:15–2:30pm Educational Sessions	Mountain Bike Parks - Case Studies David Shaw and Teresa Kluver, City of Redmond, Joe Brady, Metro Parks Tacoma and Glen Gover, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Respected as a Supervisor, Not an Equal Juliene Hefter, Safety First Aquatics, LLC	Student Connections: "Outside" Municipal Parks & Recreation Sue Rooney, Un-Cruise Adventures; Will Wenholz, Princess Cruises; and Austin Dannen, Peak 7 Adventures	Shaping Powerful Park Experiences: Embracing Creativity and Principals of Art Guy Michaelson, Berger Partnership, Craig Larsen, Redmond Parks and Recreation	Setting the Stage for Successful Capital Bond Passage Roxanne Miles, Metro Parks Tacoma and All Ages, All Abilities, All the Time: How Social Sustainable are Your Parks? John McConkey, Landscape Structures
2:30-3:15pm	Break in Tradeshow Hall / Visit Exhibitors
Track:	Recreation Programming	Professional Development	Resource Management & Park Planning	Business Administration
3:15-4:30pm Educational Sessions	Tour of the Swan Creek Mountain Bike Trails Joe Brady, Metro Parks Tacoma	Developing Aquatic In-Service Trainings and Audits Juliene Hefter, Safety First Aquatics, LLC Student Connections: So You are Graduating... Now What? WRPA Student Connection	Redmond Central Connector: More than a Trail Carolyn Hope, City of Redmond, Guy Michaelsen and Todd Bronk, The Berger Partnership	Building a Parks & Recreation ADA Transition Plan Roxanne Miles, Metro Parks Tacoma Engaging Ethnic Groups in Your Community Tereena Joubert, Metro Parks Tacoma and Laura Rodriguez, Summit Public Schools

4:30pm Conference Concludes