2013 KRPA Conference & Tradeshow

John McConkey, Lucy Jane Miller, and Ingrid M. Kanics sit and talk about the importance of playground education.

MRPA LogoLandscape Structures Scholarship Supports Speakers at MRPA Conference 

March 7, 2013 — Six sessions, sponsored by Landscape Structures and its Massachusetts playground consultant, M.E. O’Brien & Sons, Inc., will offer career development to professionals at the 28th Massachusetts Recreation & Park Association State Conference and Trade Show. The conference will feature sessions from Lori Hoffner, a nationally recognized speaker on youth program development, employment and staff engagement as well as community issues, as the keynote and presenting speaker, and CT Camp Guys, a professional consulting group that focuses on camp consulting, camp trainings, professional workshops, teambuilding sessions, leadership workshops and inspiring keynote addresses.

Hoffner will present three sessions that focus on purpose-based recognition, creating effective multi-generation teams and adolescent brain development. And in three sessions from the CT Camp Guys, attendees will learn about creating a positive camp experience through culture, paying attention to little details and implementing programs that build good character.