Start Date
7-10-2024 3:45 PM
End Date
7-10-2024 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
The talk will focus on the various operational divisions which comprise most park and recreation agencies and how they work together to provide a modern park and recreation system to visitors, along with the common management challenges which face park and recreation agencies. On average, the Passaic County Department of Parks and Recreation employs 75 permanent employees and 113 seasonal. The department provides various recreation and environmental education activities throughout the year for all age levels, including a comprehensive K-5 elementary school based environmental education program which educates approximately 1,200 children per year and is available to all public and private schools within Passaic County, including all county based home school groups
Biography
Chris Sullivan has been a professional in the field of Parks and Recreation/Natural Resources Management for approximately 30 years, the last three of which have been in Passaic County where he supervises a staff of 16 full time and seasonal park rangers who are responsible for customer service, public safety, operations management and environmental education programming. He has also worked for Pennsylvania State Parks, Delaware State Parks and the National Park Service. Chris holds a BA in Criminal Justice from Alvernia College and an MS In Environmental Policy and Management from American Public University.
Operation And Management Of A Modern Park And Recreation System
The talk will focus on the various operational divisions which comprise most park and recreation agencies and how they work together to provide a modern park and recreation system to visitors, along with the common management challenges which face park and recreation agencies. On average, the Passaic County Department of Parks and Recreation employs 75 permanent employees and 113 seasonal. The department provides various recreation and environmental education activities throughout the year for all age levels, including a comprehensive K-5 elementary school based environmental education program which educates approximately 1,200 children per year and is available to all public and private schools within Passaic County, including all county based home school groups