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North FL Education Meeting - 030525

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM (EST)
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Category: Local Events

9:30 AM
Registration

10:00 - 10:15am
Welcoming Remarks

10:15 - 11:15am
Keynote Speaker: Turning on the Power in Empowerment: Learning how to unlock your team’s potential through empowerment and distinct culture change from traditional government. Power and Empowerment are not just buzzwords of the day, but can be an effective leadership strategy to move your team into action.

11:20am-12:20pm
Breakouts
Breakout A: Leadership in Action: Integrating Leadership, Equity, Accessibility, and Diversity: This session will go beyond the buzzwords to discuss L.E.A.D principles and how they can be integrated into any management style or organization. The focus of this interactive presentation will be practical implementation and understanding relevant challenges, opportunities and starting points.
Breakout B: From Idea to Impact: Creating Large-Scale Events
In this workshop, you'll discover the essential steps to create a large-scale event or festival. Covering everything from budgeting and permits to vendor coordination and timelines, you'll learn practical strategies for planning, managing logistics, and executing a flawless event from start to finish. Ideal for aspiring event planners!

12:20 - 1:00pm
Lunch/Networking  

1:00 - 2:00pm
Breakouts
Breakout A: Public Art in Parks: An introduction to public art and how art used in parks and the public space, can create community engagement, civic pride and economic development.
Breakout B: Building Successful Programs: This session aim is helping recreation professionals increase community engagement through programs tailored to their community. We will walk through a sample program evaluation worksheet recognizing if a program is a good fit for their community and department. Understanding the specific needs of our community and agencies vision, will foster community connections and contribute to the overall well-being of residents. 
“Why reinvent the wheel, just tailor it your community”.

2:10 - 3:10 pm
Using Nature-based Education to create Equity, Opportunity, and Well-being: From root to sky, nature is our classroom and should be shared and enjoyed by all. However, because of systemic issues, many have been excluded, creating a health and wellness disparity. How do we work with community partners to create equitable opportunities in nature-based learning for underrepresented communities to improve participants’ mental and emotional well-being?

3:10 - 3:20 pm
Closing Remarks

FRPA will provide certificate of completion of the approved amount of CEUs following events, in person or virtual. It is the professional's responsibility to maintain these records for any appropriate certifications.

We ask that if you are ill that you do not attend in person FRPA functions.

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53 Seats Remaining
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OUR SPEAKERS

Kelsey Mears, Assistant Director, Marion County Parks & Recreation 

Carol Velasques, Cultural Affairs Manager, Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department: Cultural Division 

LaToya L. Artis, City of Ocala

Jacob Baker, Recreation Manager, Ocala Recreation and Parks 

Amy Casaletto, Special Services Division Head, Ocala Recreation and Parks 

Lili Tzou, Events Coordinator, City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Events

Sarah Hinds, Mulitmedia Artist, Artist –in-Residence, UF Shands Arts in Medicine. 

Jane Cummings, Nature Center Education Supervisor, Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department

Allison Bordini, Morningside Nature Center Recreation Leader, Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department

Thank you to our Sponsors