Stacey W. Email & Phone Number

Scottsdale, Az, Us

United States

Mesa,Az

Parks and Recreation; The Conference Committed To Christmas With 20 years experience in Parks and Recreation. I began to record my favorite, funniest and most memorable moments in events. This lead to my first book called: Parks and Recreation and at my publishing companies advice I split the book 📖 to create two separate books! And one is possible a screenplay!! I can’t wait!!

I am a member of the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association and the National Parks and Recreation Association. I volunteer at conferences, workshops, fundraisers and special events in many capacities. In 2004 -05 and again in 2007 I created and was elected the Membership Coordinator for the Recreational Professionals Branch. In 2005 I Co-Chaired the Conference Socials Committee and awarded the Recreation Professionals “Young Professional of the Year”. I received my Parks and Recreation Professional Certificate (CPRA) in 2006. In 2007 I attended the NRPA Conference on four scholarships/awards: APRF Michael A. Ramnes Professional Scholarship, Pacific Southwest Branch Young Professional Fellowship Award, AAPRA Young Professional Externship and APRA Recreation Professionals Branch Scholarship. Presently I serve as a chair on the 2012 Conference Committee. Since Nov. 2009 I created and manage APRA's social media on Twitter, and group pages on Facebook and Linked In.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Center operations, customer service, family and student care, communication, marketing, equipment and supply management, licensing and corporate compliance. Staffing, hiring, budget, accounts and managing schedules.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Teaching is very rewarding. I'd like to think I'm helping little people to become the best people they can be, lowering our impact on the earth, lowering the obesity rates and giving people the tools they need to be healthy functioning adults in our society. I have a lot of passion and a lot of knowledge, and I love to work with children and teens - what a great place to start.

I began as a regular volunteer at that the Fiesta Bowl Parade and would occasionally volunteer at another FB event such as the Pig Skin Cookoff, the World's Largest College Tailgate Party, the Hole In One, etc. Eventually, I was asked to fill the shoes as the Volunteer Coordinator, then the position became a Chair position, then an Executive Committee Chair position and I was honored to be a part of the transition and still a part of the Exec. Committee today!

•Teen Programmer of town sponsored activities and coordinator of Mayor’s Youth Council: increasing participation by 20%, creating new community projects and gaining recognition •Coordinate Toddler Programs: afternoon programs, events and summer camps•Special Interest and Adult Classes: instructors, contracts, payment, marketing for each class. •Facility booking for events, programs, classes and camps•Maintain CLASS database system for recreation programs: enter class descriptions, dates and times, requirements, cost and instructor information•Plan and Coordinate logistics of town Special Events: St. Patrick’s Day, Concerts in the Park, Movie in the Park, Eggstravaganza, Turkey Trot, Oktoberfest and Ballet Under the Stars•Marketing – creating press releases, program flyers, posters and assist with recreation program guide•Vendors, equipment, performing artist contracts, payment and scheduling•Work to secure new sponsorship for growing events and programs: 2007 I secured $3,500 in new sponsorships •Apply for grants to help with the cost of programs: my programs have received $8,500 in grants•Budgets: $100,000 = individual program/event work sheets – MUNIS software•Supervise three - four employees: budgeted hours, timesheets, goals and evaluations •Volunteers – initiated a “Student Volunteer” program – with over 500 hours a year, I recruit, maintain, train and coordinate the volunteers for this program

Special events: Expanded Special Events to include new activities and recruited and secured additional new sponsorships to offset costs of events Created and implemented a vendor program in order to recruit and coordinate vendors for special events. As a result vendor participation increased, events became more cost efficient and Mesa events were placed on vendors preferred list.Assisted in recruiting and organizing parades, event equipment rentals and donations Worked on event layouts and event planning: Created and implemented a set-up and tear-down plan for each event which resulted in higher efficiency and organization and saved hours of staff timeCreated event maps, logos, programs, applications and contestant formsActively participated in our cultural events: Dr.; Los Niño's and Mesa's Native American Pow WowAs an Equipment Manager for the Parks and Recreation Department I provided Division support, creating and implementing a check-out application form and a sign-out program for various department owned equipment. Implementation of these measures greatly increased the organization of division supportRecognized by Division Supervisor and Department Director for my contributions to department wide organization, including the development and implementation of new ideas which resulted in increased revenues and a decrease in personnel hours requiredManage 10-15 part-time staff at events and managed assigned volunteers

•Recreation Leader II promoted to Recreation Assistant promoted to Recreation Specialist•Create new activities, expand events and secure new sponsorships •Recruited, organized, and coordinated vendors: Vendor participation increased, became more cost efficient and events were on vendors preferred list •Assisted in recruiting and organizing parades, equipment rentals and donations •Worked on event layouts and event planning: Creating a set-up and tare-down plan for each event: This efficiency and organization has saved hours in staff time•Created event maps, logos, programs, applications and contestant forms•Cultural Events: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration and Parade, Veterans Day Parade, Cinco de Mayo, Mesa’s Merry Main Street, El Dia Di Los Niño’s and Mesa’s Native American Pow Wow•Equipment Manager for Division Support: Creating a check out application and a sign out program, this has greatly increased the organization of division support•Manage 10-15 part-time staff at events and managed assigned volunteers •Coordinated volunteers: Developing a volunteer database, job descriptions and reward system for Inaugural Event and creating low-cost and free incentives for volunteers, manage on site at events•As an assistant I worked at the Broadway Recreation Center, Teen Programs and worked special events for Aquatics and Adaptive programming

I worked biweekly between Special Events and Teen Programming. I worked on mass mailings, filing, contact databases, processing applications and letters. I was then assigned vendor and volunteer coordinator for an inaugural event for 100,000 people. I was later offered a position as a Recreational Leader II to work in Special Events.

Maintain CLASS database system for recreation programs: enter class descriptions, dates and times, requirements, cost and instructor information, then use database to retrieve information Plan and coordinate logistics of town Special Events: St. Patrick's Day, Concerts in the Park, Movie in the Park, Eggstravaganza, Turkey Trot, Oktoberfest and Ballet Under the StarsMarketing - press releases, program flyers, posters and assist with recreation program guideManage vendors, equipment rentals, artists contracts, payment and schedulingExpand and grow special events and programs: securing over $5,000 in new sponsorships Apply for grants: receiving $8,500 in grants Budget: $100,000 = individual program/event work sheets - MUNIS softwareSupervise two - four employees: budget hours, schedules, timesheets, goals and evaluations Volunteers - initiated a "Student Volunteer" program - with over 500 hours a year, I recruit, maintain and coordinate the teen volunteers for this programCreated and implemented policies and procedures for event partnerships and sponsorships

Bs, Rec/Trm

Activities and Societies: Introduction to Theatre Begging Acting Creative Improvisation Public Speaking Made Easy Fearless Presentations.

Ba, Travel And Tourism/Recreation Mngt

Activities and Societies: Arizona Parks and Recreation Assocaiton (APRA), National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), Arizona.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Parks, Recreation And Leisure Studies, 3.4

Activities and Societies: APRA Student Volunteer