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Celebrating Women's History Month in Parks and Recreation — Episode 167
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- Open Space Radio
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- Mar 25, 2025
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- 2351
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Summary
On this episode of Open Space Radio, we're celebrating the incredible women in parks and recreation who are shaping the profession and making a difference in their communities. Women have long played a vital role in parks and recreation – but it has historically been a male-dominated industry. Today, the leadership and presence of women in the profession continue to grow. In fact, within NRPA's membership of more than 60,000 park and recreation professionals: 47 percent of members identify as women 48 percent of 2023 NRPA Annual Conference attendees identified as women 53 percent of 2024 NRPA Directors School attendees identified as women 47 percent of Certified Park and Recreation Professionals (CPRP) identify as women We recently asked women in parks and recreation to share their experiences with us, and we got some wonderful responses. Tune in to the full episode to hear from: Kristine Stratton, NRPA president and CEO, gives a shoutout to women who have shaped the profession and NRPA staff who are leading impactful work Katie Groke, CPRP, director of community services at Apex Park and Recreation District (Colorado), shares how the former executive director of her department laid the groundwork for a lot of women at Apex to grow their careers Gabby Vera, CPRP, director of Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation (Arizona), shares how she's making history by being the first female director at her department and the youngest director in Arizona Nikki Taylor, CPRP, assistant director of recreation for Town of Bedford (Massachusetts), shares how her department can empower girls and women and the importance of leading by example Renee Glosecki, a project manager at Orange County Parks (California), shares how she's making a lasting impact on women's history by paving the wa…