Officers and Directors

President

Cindie Sullivan, CPRP
(609) 257-8456
Retired Assistant Director, Somerset County Park Commission
20 Pipestone Drive
Maimisburg, OH, 45342

Secretary

Stacey Laird Dicke, CPRP
(830) 660-3087
Director, Youth Collaborative, New Braunfels
110 Golf Course Rd
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Past President

Tracy M. Crawford, CTRS, CPRP
(847) 392-2848
Executive Director, NW Special Recreation Association
3000 W. Central Rd, STE 205
Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008

Director - 2025

Michael J. Kalvort, CPRE
(561) 212-0628
Michael Kalvort & Associates, LLC
9120 Pasivlora
Boca Raton, FL, 33428

Director - 2025

RJ Cardin
(623) 221-3982
(Retired) Director 
Maricopa County,
41835 N Castle Hot Spring Rd
Morristown, AZ 85342

Director - 2026

Rick Atkins, CPRP
(512) 218-5540
Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Round Rock
301 W. Bagdad, Ste 250
Round Rock, TX 78664

Director - 2026

Deb Jordan, Re.D.
(252) 737-2990
Professor, East Carolina University
1404 Carol Belk Bldg MS 540 - 300 Curry Ct
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

President-Elect

Elizabeth S. Kessler, MBA, CPRE
(815) 260-7206
Executive Director, McHenry County Conservation District
18140 US Highway 14
Woodstock, IL 60098

Treasurer

Robert Armistead, CPRP
(512) 854-9831
Assistant Director, Travis County Parks
700 Lavaca, Ste. 540
Austin TX, 78701

Director - 2027

Darrell Critendon, CPRP
(757) 823-4281
Director Parks & Recreation, City of Norfolk
220 Boush Street
Norfolk, VA 23501

Director - 2027

Bernita Reese
(614) 645-3300
Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Columbus 
1111 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43205

Executive Director

Jane H. Adams
(916) 715-5733
Executive Director
AAPRA
1401 Marvin Road NE
STE 307, #552
Lacey, WA 98516

Academy Administrative Office

Shelley Dahle & Brit Kramer, CAE
(206) 823-3164
1401 Marvin Rd NE, Ste 307, #552
Lacey, WA 98516

2024 Board Meeting Dates

  • January 10, 2024
  • April 17, 2024
  • July 10, 2024
  • September 11, 2024
  • November 13, 2024