In 2011, MRPA welcomed a new Chief Operating Officer and a commitment to refresh the Association’s programs, reputation and overall status as the premier trade association for Michigan’s park, recreation and leisure service professionals.

The Association leadership was interested in a new vision for the organization, and needed a third-person agency to guide the strategic planning process. The Michigan Public Health Institute, MRPA’s neighbor and now active partner organization, answered the call. In October, Board Members and key stakeholders met at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel to identify new priorities for MRPA.

The strategic planning process, from pre-meetings with process facilitators to the Planning Retreat in October and the action planning seminars during the November and December Association Board Meetings, yielded a comprehensive three-year strategic plan with a new logic model, five main priorities and 13 measurable strategies for success. Click here to view a PDF of the MRPA Strategic Planning Report.

In 2011, MRPA welcomed a new Chief Operating Officer and a commitment to refresh the Association’s programs, reputation and overall status as the premier trade association for Michigan’s park, recreation and leisure service professionals.

The Association leadership was interested in a new vision for the organization, and needed a third-person agency to guide the strategic planning process. The Michigan Public Health Institute, MRPA’s neighbor and now active partner organization, answered the call. In October, Board Members and key stakeholders met at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel to identify new priorities for MRPA.

The strategic planning process, from pre-meetings with process facilitators to the Planning Retreat in October and the action planning seminars during the November and December Association Board Meetings, yielded a comprehensive three-year strategic plan with a new logic model, five main priorities and 13 measurable strategies for success. Click here to view a PDF of the MRPA Strategic Planning Report.

 

President Sue Wells Manager of Parks and Recreation Oakland County Parks and Recreation 2800 Watkins Lake Rd. Waterford, MI 48328   Phone: 248.858.4634   Fax: 248.858.1863 President Elect Vic Chiasson Assistant Professor Eastern Michigan University 319 Porter Building Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: 734.487.7120 Fax: 734.487.2024   Past President Linda Walter, CPRP Director Clinton Township Parks and Recreation 40700 Romeo Plank Rd. Clinton Township, MI 48038 Phone: 586.286.9336 Fax: 586.723.8282   Vice President   Jim Dunleavy   Chief of Park Operations & Maintenance Oakland County Parks and Recreation 2800 Watkins Lake Rd. Waterford, MI 48328   Phone: 248.858.4647 Fax: 248.858.4635 Vice President Elect   Marcie Post, CPRP   Recreation Manager Midland Parks and Recreation 4811 N. Saginaw Rd. Midland, MI 48640   Phone: 989.837.6936   Fax: 989.835.5651 Treasurer   Kyle Langlois, CPRP, CYSA   Recreation Manager Sterling Heights Parks & Rec 40555 Utica Rd. P.O. 8009 Sterling Heights, MI 48311 Phone: 586.446.2705  Fax: 586.276.4064 Secretary   Troy Stowell   Program Coordinator Lansing Parks & Recreation Department 200 N. Foster Ave. Lansing, MI 48912   Phone: 517.483.4280 Fax: 517.377.0180 Region 1 Representative   Charlie Ziesemer, CPRP   Director Kentwood Parks and Recreation 355 48th St. Kentwood, MI 49548   Phone: 616.656.5279 Fax: 616.656.5282 Region 2 Representative Brett Kaschinske, CPRP Director Lansing Parks and Recreation Department 200 N. Foster Ave. Lansing, MI 48912 Phone: 517.483.4042 Fax: 517.377.0180 Region 3 Representative Scott Maher Recreation Supervisor Wayne County Parks 33175 Ann Arbor Trail Westland, MI 48185   Phone: 734.261.1990  Fax: 734.261.0195 Region 4 Representative   Scott Pratt   Superintendent of Recreation Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services 45175 W. 10 Mile Rd. Novi, MI 48375-3024   Phone: 248.347.0400   Fax: 248.347.3286 Region 5 Representative   Chris Hardenbrook   Director City of Grosse Point Parks and Recreation 17147 Maumee Grosse Pointe, MI 48230   Phone: 313.343.5252 Fax: 313.885.0820 Region 6 Representative Jason Jones, CPRP   Director Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation 1213 W. Civic Center Dr Traverse City, MI 49686   Phone: 231.922.4818   Fax: 231.922.2064

 

President Sue Wells Manager of Parks and Recreation Oakland County Parks and Recreation 2800 Watkins Lake Rd. Waterford, MI 48328   Phone: 248.858.4634   Fax: 248.858.1863 President Elect Vic Chiasson Assistant Professor Eastern Michigan University 319 Porter Building Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: 734.487.7120 Fax: 734.487.2024   Past President Linda Walter, CPRP Director Clinton Township Parks and Recreation 40700 Romeo Plank Rd. Clinton Township, MI 48038 Phone: 586.286.9336 Fax: 586.723.8282   Vice President   Jim Dunleavy   Chief of Park Operations & Maintenance Oakland County Parks and Recreation 2800 Watkins Lake Rd. Waterford, MI 48328   Phone: 248.858.4647 Fax: 248.858.4635 Vice President Elect   Marcie Post, CPRP   Recreation Manager Midland Parks and Recreation 4811 N. Saginaw Rd. Midland, MI 48640   Phone: 989.837.6936   Fax: 989.835.5651 Treasurer   Kyle Langlois, CPRP, CYSA   Recreation Manager Sterling Heights Parks & Rec 40555 Utica Rd. P.O. 8009 Sterling Heights, MI 48311 Phone: 586.446.2705  Fax: 586.276.4064 Secretary   Troy Stowell   Program Coordinator Lansing Parks & Recreation Department 200 N. Foster Ave. Lansing, MI 48912   Phone: 517.483.4280 Fax: 517.377.0180 Region 1 Representative   Charlie Ziesemer, CPRP   Director Kentwood Parks and Recreation 355 48th St. Kentwood, MI 49548   Phone: 616.656.5279 Fax: 616.656.5282 Region 2 Representative Brett Kaschinske, CPRP Director Lansing Parks and Recreation Department 200 N. Foster Ave. Lansing, MI 48912 Phone: 517.483.4042 Fax: 517.377.0180 Region 3 Representative Scott Maher Recreation Supervisor Wayne County Parks 33175 Ann Arbor Trail Westland, MI 48185   Phone: 734.261.1990  Fax: 734.261.0195 Region 4 Representative   Scott Pratt   Superintendent of Recreation Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services 45175 W. 10 Mile Rd. Novi, MI 48375-3024   Phone: 248.347.0400   Fax: 248.347.3286 Region 5 Representative   Chris Hardenbrook   Director City of Grosse Point Parks and Recreation 17147 Maumee Grosse Pointe, MI 48230   Phone: 313.343.5252 Fax: 313.885.0820 Region 6 Representative Jason Jones, CPRP   Director Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation 1213 W. Civic Center Dr Traverse City, MI 49686   Phone: 231.922.4818   Fax: 231.922.2064