NRPA Gold Medal Department The Gold Medal Award honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource management and innovative approaches to delivering superb park and recreation services with fiscally sound business practices. Only two other Missouri cities have achieved this recognition— Columbia and Springfield.
ADMIN Administrator Tom Lovell Assistant Administrator Joe Snook Superintendent Carole Culbertson Accountant Beth Comer
Strategic Communications & Admin Manager Andrew Holmes Marketing Coordinator Dan Cogan Admin Services Assistant Dana Thurber
RECREATION Superintendents David Dean, Tede Price GCC Manager Pat Shepard GCC Maint. Specialist Jay Martin HPCC Maint. Specialist Kalaen Wheeler LPCC Manager Jodi Bell LPCC Assistant Manager Jose Ruiz
LPCC Service Representatives Lisa Huskey, Kristin Cooksey LPCC Maint. Supervisor Jeff Lavenau Aquatics Manager Devin Blazek Recreation Supervisors Ryan Gibson, Jordan Foster, Joe Sherman, Heath Harris, Jennifer Brennan, Jacob Johnson
PARKS Supt. of Park Operations Devin Wetzel Supt. of Planning & Construction Steve Casey Asst. Supt. of Park Construction Steve Thomas Park Maint. Supervisors Andy Carr, Brooke Chestnut
Park Specialists Kevin Brackman, Ken Harper, Rob Hemme, Keith Schloman, Randy Anderson, Stormy Dale, Elizabeth Drentlaw, Steve Bonner, Steve Kirchhoff, Tyler Smith, Shawn Moores, Bryan Bair, Dana Rockers
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The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) administers a rigorous program based on self-assessment and peer review using national standards of best practice to better promote the quality of agency services and delivery systems. LSPR was initially accredited in 2003, re-accredited in 2008, and again in 2013. Only four Missouri agencies have achieved this standard of compliance (Chesterfield, Clayton, Kansas City, and Lee's Summit), and 140 nationally.
PAST PARKS & RECREATION BOARD HONOR ROLL SINCE 1968 Kay Abrahamson, Don Allen, Diane Black, Dan Blackwell, James Boughan, William Boyd, Jim Brockman, Walter Breuer, Bob Busby, Karen Cain, Daniel Caldwell, Jeff Carey, Beverly Cassity, Bill Childers, Charles Clifton, Jack Clingenpeel, Jana Cummings, Bonnie Douglas, Jim Drake, Mac Dumler, Oral Flippen, Richard Forbes, Ruthie Funk, Tom Hardin, Helen Hatfield, Doug Hatridge, Winton Huston, Max Jewell, Karen Johnson, Kenneth Jones, Leonard Jordan, Richard Kelly, Andrew Kuhar, Mary Laird, Jim Mack, George Martin, William Mathews, Dorothy Miller, Robert Newell, Frank Nugent, John O’Bryant, Jim Osborne, J.W. Page, Marjorie Perkins, Ralph Powell, Thomas Powell, Garey Reeves, John Richardson, Everett Schofield, Joe Sell, Harold Schaffer, Gunter Stein, Russell Stokes, Mike Stuckey, Steve Swanson, Lee Thomas, Tom Tougas, Joe Turney, Ken Urion, Tom Weir, Wes Westmoreland, Tom Wilson, Randy Woods, Fred Woolf PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Board meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month at 6pm, at 220 SE Green. In the meeting, the public is permitted to speak during “comments from the public” portion by following this procedure: fill out a public participation form available at the main office. Submit to the department at least 5 working days before the applicable meeting. The individual will be placed on the agenda and given five minutes.
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