WRPA Mission

To promote excellence of current and future Parks and Recreation professionals through advocacy, education, networking, and training.

WRPA 2019 Conference & Tradeshow

WRPA is very excited to announce the 72nd Annual WRPA Conference & Tradeshow which will be taking place in Vancouver, WA. Mark your calendar's for April 9-12, 2019 and celebrate with us as we "Collaborate on the Columbia." This is a great opportunity to join more than 550 recreation and park professionals for the opportunity to network, learn and celebrate the recreation and parks industry.

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Keynote Speaker:
Learn How to Empower Your Millenial Workforce with Aaron McDaniel

Aaron McDaniel is a corporate manager, speaker, and author with a passion for helping organizations better engage their Millennial customers and empower Millennial employees. At age 27, Aaron became one of the youngest ever to serve as Regional Vice President at AT&T, a Fortune 10 company, and he was part of AT&T’s Diamond Club, the top 1% of sales leaders worldwide. Aaron is currently one of the youngest members of the faculty at University of California Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and he has built a number of successful ventures, including three that were acquired and one that was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank.