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INTERVIEW BY PHIL HAY WARD

EXIT INTERVIEW

NRPA Board Chair Bob Johnson
looks back at his term in office

O

CTOBER MARKS THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR NRPA has been governed
under the combined chair and president position. Before 2011, the association's board of directors was jointly led by a chair and a president. A

multi-year reorganization to streamline the board and make it more effective led to
the combining of positions last year under the title of chair. At the same time, NRPA
Chief Executive Officer Barbara Tulipane assumed the title of President/CEO. In this
interview, Robert C. Johnson, Jr., reﬂects on his year as 2012 Chair.
Johnson, who has been on the board for six
years, is a resident of Overland Park, Kansas. His
work over the years on behalf of parks and recreation includes serving as commissioner with
the Blue Valley Recreation Commission (twice
as chair) and active membership in the Kansas
Recreation and Park Association. He has won numerous awards and distinctions including KRPA's
award for Distinguished Commissioner in 2009
and the Midwest Region Citation for Outstanding Service in April 2010.
On the NRPA Board, Johnson served on a variety of committees and was the chair of the investment committee. Currently, he is senior vice
president of insurance brokerage company Willis
of Greater Kansas, Inc.

What has the ﬁrst year of the merged NRPA
President and Chair positions been like for
you?
I would suspect it's been a lot like it was for past
Chairs and Presidents. We have evolved as a board
and under the leadership of President/CEO Barbara Tulipane, so it made a lot of sense to combine the positions.
How has your experience been as a citizen
advocate in the ﬁeld's top leadership position?
What did you learn from working on behalf of
park and recreation professionals?
It has been a terriﬁc experience for me. It has really reinforced my opinion that this profession
has the most passionate people in it. It has reinforced and strengthened my beliefs that parks
and recreation is the backbone, the foundation
of our communities.
What are you most proud of from your tenure
on the board of directors? Is there anything
you would do differently?
We have continued to grow and strengthen our
position. We are ﬁnancially sound, which is quite
an accomplishment, given the last several years,
and a tribute to the leadership of our Treasurer,

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