Welcome to St. Louis T he St. Louis Local Host Committee is proud to welcome all NRPA Conference attendees! Park and recreation professionals from two dozen different agencies volunteered their time and resources in a true demonstration of collaboration and teamwork, all to make the 2016 Conference the best yet. Local Host Committee members secured major donations of shirts, lunches, transportation and more, while planning ways to showcase St. Louis, its surrounding environs and the Missouri Park and Recreation Association to their best effect. Attendees are invited to enjoy their time in St. Louis - local volunteers will be wearing red shirts at the 2016 NRPA Annual Conference, so don't hesitate to ask them a question! * Chris Atkinson (St. Charles Parks and Recreation) * Kirsten Barnes (Five Star Recreation) * Michael Biedenstein (St. Louis County Parks and Recreation) * Lisa Blumer (Ellisville Parks and Recreation) * Maralee Britton (St. Charles Parks and Recreation) * Gerald Brown (Sunset Hills Parks and Recreation) * Linda Bruer (Ballwin Parks and Recreation) * Scott Davis (Webster Groves Parks and Recreation Department) * Patty DeForrest (Clayton Parks and Recreation) * Craig Feldt (O'Fallon Parks and Recreation) * Gary Gates (Missouri Park and 72 Parks & Recreation Recreation Association) * Terri Johnson (Municipal Partners for Inclusive Recreation) * Kyra Kaltenbronn (retired) * Emma Klues (Great Rivers Greenway) * Tyler Landreth (O'Fallon Parks and Recreation) * Maggie Martin (St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department) * Jakcee McCall (O'Fallon Parks and Recreation) * Tom McCarthy (Chesterfield Parks, Recreation and Arts Division) * Miki McKee-Koelsch (Webster Groves Parks and Recreation Department) * Jan Neitzert (Missouri Park and Recreation Association) * Tom Ott (St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department) * Teresa Proebsting (Parks and Recreation | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G Cooperative - Richmond Heights) * Danielle Reecht (O'Fallon Parks and Recreation) * Bill Reininger (St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry - Tower Grove Park) * Brian Schaffer (Des Peres Parks and Recreation Department) * Elizabeth Simons (Great Rivers Greenway) * Alicia Stellhorn (St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry) * Cheryl Thompson (Florissant Parks and Recreation) * Mary Vaughn (retired) * Sarah Veile (Missouri Park and Recreation Association)