106 North Schmale Road
Carol Stream, IL 60188
Phone: 630.752.0141
Fax: 630.752.0193
www.il-ipra.org

Executive Staff

William J.M. Wald, CPRP, CAE, Chief Executive Officer
Terri Berkowitz, Membership Services Manager
Nancy Boyk, Receptionist
Dean Comber, Information Services Manager
Tom Ford, Deputy Chief Administrator
Diane Frandsen, Receptionist
Sheila Lowrey, Education and Conference Director
Polly McKee, Registrar
Dick Klemundt, Business & Human Resources Manager
Faline Ramsey, Education Assistant
Heather Weishaar, Corporate Relations Manager

Officers

Jane Hodgkinson, CPRP, Chairman of the Board, WDSRA
James M. Reuter, CPRP, Chairman of the Board-Elect, Village of South Elgin Recreation Department
Elizabeth S. Kessler, CPRP, Past Chairman of the Board,Skokie Park District

Board Members

AT LARGE
Tracy M. Crawford, CPRP, CTRS, NSSRA
William G. McAdam, CPRP, Oswegoland Park District
Ronald Salski, CPRP, Wheeling Park District
Stephen C. Scholten, CPRP, Bloomingdale Park District

CENTRAL REGION
LoriKay Paden, CPRP, Mettler Center, LLC

METRO REGION
Amy Charlesworth, CPRP, Rolling Meadows Park District
Mark W. Purcell, CPRP, Palos Heights Recreation Department
Lee A. Volpe, CPRP, Winnetka Park District

NORTHERN ILLINOIS REGION
Robert Orsi, CPRP, Geneseo Community Park District

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGION
George H. Bryant, CPRP, Godfrey Parks and Recreation

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ILLINOIS PARK & RECREATION ASSOCIATION (CONTINUED)

Section Board Representatives and Section Directors

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
Deborah Kopas, CPRP, Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
Jim Schmaedeke, Oak Lawn Park District

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Lori L. Magee, APRP, Northwest Community Healthcare
Allison Pelligrino, PPRP, Batavia Park District

ETHNIC MINORITY SECTION
Oralethea Davenport, Lan-Oak Park District
Lonette Hall, APRP, Richton Park Parks and Recreation Department

FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Kathy S. Ochromowicz, CPRP, Warrenville Park District
MaryFran Leno, PPRP, Itasca Park District

PARKS & NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Phillip R. Yoder, CPRP, Northbrook Park District
Jon Johnson, CPRP, CPSI Canton Park District

RECREATION PROGRAMMING
Julie Rhodes, CPRP, Woodridge Park District
Lisa Sheppard, CPRP, Gurnee Park District

STUDENT
Ryan McGovern, Illinois State University, Section Director

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION
Sandra M. Olson, CPRP, CTRS, Tri-County Special Recreation Association
Sue Bear, CPRP, M-NASR

JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

2005 JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Millie Keith, IAPD Co-Chair, Freeport Park District
Don Scheltens, IPRA Co-Chair, Clarendon Hills Park District

IAPD COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES
Mickey Macholl, IAPD Program Chair, Hanover Park Park District
Mary Ann Chambers, Northbrook Park District
Greg Kolinek, Park District of Forest Park
Colette Kubiesa, Elmhurst Park District
Joe Stanfa, Chicago Heights Park District
Scott R. Triphahn, Hoffman Estates Park District
Bill Bodine, IAPD, Registration
Sue McGovern, IAPD, Conference Director

IPRA COMMITTEE REPRESENATIVES
Sue Cottingham, IPRA Program Chair, Morton Grove Park District
John Wilson, IPRA Exhibit Chair, Lan-Oak Park District
John Curran, IPRA Exhibit Co-Chair, Tinley Park Park District
Nancy Aldrich, Arlington Heights Park District
Kelly Banach, Clarendon Hills Park District
Cindy Capek, Addison Park District
Jesse Felix, West Chicago Park District
Sue Gwinnup, Arlington Heights Park District
Lonette Hall, Richton Park Parks and Recreation
Carrie Haupert, Wheaton Park District
Sarah Holcombe, NISRA
Gail Ito, Chicago State University
Michelle Lalor, Glen Ellyn Park District
Kelly LaMore, Bourbnnais Township District
Mike Leonard, Channabon Park District
Carl Maniscalco, Village of Niles
Ryan McGovern, Illinois State University
Cathy Morava, SEASPAR
Sue Olafson, Hoffman Estates Park District
Marla Pineiro, Vernon Hills Park District
Kelly Repsys, Round Fake Area Park District
Stacie Ritz, SEASPAR
Dana Seehafer, NISRA
Mike Selep, FVSRA
Mike Sletten, Oak Brook Park District
Sue Hoster-Suggs, Bolingbrook Park District
Laurelyn Woods, Glen Ellyn Park District
Sheila Lowrey, IPRA, Conference Director

2005 IAPD/IPRA JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Top Row Left to Right: Sue Cottingham, Scott Triphahn, Joe Stanfa, Mike Leonard, John Wilson, and Greg Kolinek Bottom Raw Left to Right: Mille Keith, Don Scheltens, Sue McGovern, Cindy Capek, Sheila Lowrey, and Colette Kubiesa Committee members not pictured: Mickey Macholl, Mary Ann Chambers, Cory Atwell and John Curran

2005 Conference Program Table of Contents

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