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Chrl*s Dropinski* CPRP <br /> Senior Principal and Managing Member <br /> Experience <br /> Chris has 24 years of Parks and Recreation administration and management and over 30 years in <br /> Education the field to support her current consulting role. Her passion for teaching and moving the field <br /> Bachelor of Science in forward has led to many successful master planning and feasibility projects across the country. <br /> Recreation She served as the Director of the City of Boulder, CO Parks and Recreation Department for over a <br /> Ad min istration/Ed ucation decade providing leadership for the development and provision of parks, open space, trails and <br /> Graduated Cum Laude, recreation services. Chris has a unique and respected approach towards addressing such <br /> May 1977 State University of New York at <br /> challenging areas as policy development, organizational development, strategic management, <br /> Cortland,Cortland,New revenue philosophy in the public setting, building relationships with alternative providers, <br /> York partnership building, cost benefit analysis, developing board/staff relationships, and establishing <br /> Kappa Delta Pi-National an effective public engagement process. Chris is a well known speaker atthe local, state and <br /> Honor Society in Education <br /> national level on many of these topics. <br /> Essence of Leadership ° GreenP|ay, LUC,Senior Principal ZOOl present <br /> Program,Contegrity ° City of Boulder Parks and Recreation, CO, Director l99O'ZOOl <br /> Program Designs,Inc., ° Foothills Park and Recreation District,CO,Assistant Director l9Ol'l99O <br /> ° South Suburban Recreation and Park District,CO,Supervisor l977'l9Ol <br /> Essential Development <br /> Program,Conversant <br /> Solutions,LLC,1994-96 Representative Project Experience <br /> Graduate of Executive <br /> Development School, Chris has completed more than 80 projects for GreenP|ay. Listed below is a <br /> University of Georgia;NRPA Park Planning and <br /> representative sample. <br /> Maintenance School; <br /> CPRA Recreation Facilities Principal-in-Charge <br /> Design and Management School;NRPA Western <br /> ° Asheville, NC Parks, Recreation,Cultural Arts&Greenvvays Master Plan <br /> Revenue Sources ° Lakewood,CO Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Master Plan <br /> Management School, ° Tulsa, OK Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> ° Cedar Rapids, |A Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> Professional Affiliations ° New Mexico Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan <br /> and Recognition <br /> • Best Finance and Funding <br /> Article—Writing Award, Project Manager <br /> Illinois P&R Magazine, ° Bend Metro Park and Recreation District, OR Parks' Recreation &Open Space Master <br /> Plan <br /> • Top 100 Women-owned Businesses,Colorado Biz, <br /> ° Colorado State Parks'CO Colorado Front Range Trail Implementation Plan <br /> 2003,2005-2008 ° Evans,CO Open Space and Trails Master Plan and Impact Fee Study <br /> • NRPA Midwest Regional ° Longmont,CO Open Space and Trails Comprehensive Master Plan <br /> Council Fellow Award ° Northville, M| Strategic Plan &Organizationa| Review <br /> ° South Suburban Recreation & Park District/Arapahoe County/City of Centennial Needs <br /> • Colorado Parks and Assessment <br /> Recreation Association <br /> Fellow Award 1992 ° Three Rivers Park District, Plymouth, MN Pricing and Cost Recovery Policy <br /> • Professional Member of Development <br /> • Certified Parks and <br /> Recreation Professional <br /> • Board of Regents and <br /> Past Chair,NRPA Rocky <br /> Mountain Revenue and <br /> Management School <br />