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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
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