Officers and Directors

President

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

Secretary

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

Past President

Cindie Sullivan, CPRP
(Retired) Somerset County Park Commission
Miamisburg, OH

Director - 2028

Stacie Anaya
(972) 219-3552
Director Parks & Recreation
1197 W. Main Street, Lewisville, TX 75067

Director - 2028

Dina Trunzo
(Retired) Somerset County Park Commission
Stanhope, NJ 
 

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

Jodi Adams
Retired Director
Billings, MT

Treasurer

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

Director - 2027

Darrell Crittendon, CPRP
(757) 823-4281
Director Parks & Recreation, City of Hampton
22 Lincoln Street
Hampton, VA 23669

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
700 Sleater-Kinney Rd SE
STE B 578
Lacey, WA 98503

Academy Administrative Office

Shelley Dahle & Brit Kramer, CAE
(206) 823-3164
700 Sleater-Kinney Rd SE
STE B 578
Lacey, WA 98503

2025 Board Meeting Dates

  • January 8, 2025
  • April 16, 2025
  • July 16, 2025
  • August 27, 2025
  • November TBD, 2025