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Education & Certification
<br />• Old Dominion University,
<br />Masters. of Public
<br />Administration, 2005
<br />• Christopher Newport
<br />University, Bachelors of
<br />Science, 1981
<br />• Certified Parks and Recreation
<br />Professional, National
<br />Recreation & Parks Association
<br />(NRPA)
<br />• NRPA Director School, 2010;
<br />NRPA
<br />• Aquatic Facilities Operator,
<br />2010; NRPA
<br />• Certified Pool Operator, 2013;
<br />National Swimming Pool
<br />Foundation
<br />• Aquatic Supervisor, 2009; Boy
<br />Scouts of America
<br />• School of Sports Management,
<br />1990; NRPA
<br />• Leadership Training Institute,
<br />2014; VRPS
<br />• The Business institute for
<br />Parks, Recreation and Leisure
<br />Services, 2002; NRPA
<br />• LEAD, Weldon Cooper Center
<br />for Public Service (UVA(, 1999
<br />• Lifeguarding/Waterfront,
<br />American Red Cross
<br />• CPR/AED/First Aid, American
<br />Red Cross
<br />• Wilderness First Aid,
<br />Wilderness Safety Council
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<br />Work Ex erience:
<br />Art is a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional with 30 years of experience in public
<br />parks and recreation operations, programming and administration, volunteer board
<br />leadership, facility design and operations, and community engagement. Throughout
<br />his career, Art has concentrated on strategic and master planning, youth civic
<br />engagement and teen comprehensive planning, operations and facility management
<br />planning, outdoor adventure recreation development and programming, and
<br />community engagement facilitation. Art is a well known speaker at the local, state,
<br />and national level, and lecturer in the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department at
<br />Old Dominion University. He was the 2014 President and Chair of the Board of the
<br />Virginia Recreation and Parks Society. He has become known as a national expert in
<br />working with coastal communities, including those that manage beaches as part of
<br />their parks and recreation systems.
<br />• Green Play LLC, Principal and Project Manager: 2013 - Present
<br />• Bureau Manager of Recreation and Human Development — City of Norfolk, VA
<br />• Information Technology Project Coordinator — City of Hampton, VA
<br />• Superintendent of Parks & Recreation —City of Hampton, VA
<br />• Operations Director, Norfolk FestEvents Ltd. — Norfolk, VA
<br />• Director of Parks and Recreation — City of Poquoson, VA
<br />Representative Project Experience
<br />• Amherst, NY— Recreation and Parks Master Plan Update
<br />• Arlington County, VA — Sports Fields Use Study
<br />• Bethlehem, NY— Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Carbon Valley Recreation District, CO — Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Caswell County, NC— Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Chatham County, GA— Parks and Open Space Master Plan
<br />• Clovis, CA — Parks Master Plan
<br />• Darien, CT— Parks Master Plan
<br />• Encinitas, CA— Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Encinitas, CA— Financial Sustainability Project
<br />• Erie County, NY— Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Glenwood Springs, CO — Park, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Master Plan
<br />• Gloucester County, VA— Needs Assessment for Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
<br />• Greenbelt, MD— Recreation and Park Facilities Master Plan
<br />• Maitland, FL— Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Manassas, VA— Parks, Recreation, & Culture Needs Assessment and Facilities Plan
<br />• Martin County, FL— Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• New Hanover County, NC— Department of Parks and Gardens Master Plan Update
<br />• Oceanside, CA Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Roanoke Regional Partnership, VA — Outdoor Needs, Operations Capital and
<br />Financial Analysis
<br />• Rolesville, NC—Comprehensive Plan, Recreation Component
<br />• San Gabriel, CA— Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan
<br />• Santee, CA— Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update
<br />• Sioux Falls, ND — Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Wake Forest, NC— Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Master Plan
<br />• West Palm Beach, FL—Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Williamsburg, VA— Parks and Recreation Master Plan
<br />• Wilsonville, OR — Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan
<br />• Winchester, VA— Needs Assessment
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