2025 URPA Conference

2025 URPA Conference

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6:45am PDT

Conference Check-in Available For ALL Participants Dixie Center

7:30am PDT

Conference Check-in Available For ALL Participants Dixie Center

8:00am PDT

VCBO Opening General Session -- "You Have to Bet BIG to Win BIG!" Garden RoomAnnie Frisoli • VCBO

9:45am PDT

Inspiring Superheroes Sunbrook BSuzanne McBee • Joey Rusnak Delivering Superhero Level Service: Building a Culture to WOW Patrons! Entrada BWendy Jones • Hank Ebeling • Hogan Construction Program Directors and Elected Officials Partnering Together! Entrada AJen Wright • Kevin Oyler Director’s Roundtable Discussion Sunbrook AJanell Payne • Great Western Recreation From Tragedy to Triumph: Cultivating a Culture of Safety Ballroom ATrent Dyer • AJ Ferguson • Smiths Steelworks Pedals & Progress: Building Bike Parks & Pump Tracks Entrada CTrent Dyer • Drew Welch • MUSCO Lighting Internship Development & Recruiting Interns Ballroom CLogan Miner • Anne Davis • Eddie Hill • Athletify Transforming Meetings: Tools for Productive Collaboration Ballroom FBryan White • Marisa Hoff • Utah Hockey Club Special Events Roundtable Discussion Ballroom ENatalie Domino • Kaizn Labs SFMA Annual Meeting Sunbrook CDan Farnes • Tiny Mobile Robots

11:00am PDT

Aquatics Roundtable Discussion Sunbrook BSuzanne McBee Fitness & Recreation Center Best Practices Roundtable Discussion Entrada BWendy Jones • Hogan Construction Senior Centers & Active Aging Programming Roundtable Discussion Entrada AJen Wright Connection is Key! Sunbrook AJanell Payne • Chase Ellis • Angela Summers • Great Western Recreation Leadership Academy Presentation Ballroom CLogan Miner • Nancy Day • Leadership Academy Participants • Athletify Recreation & Youth Sports Roundtable Discussion Ballroom FBryan White • Utah Hockey Club Rural and Small Town Roundtable Discussion Entrada CJohn Bradley • Chad Wright Parks, Planning, Cemeteries & Sports Fields Roundtable Discussion Ballroom ATrent Dyer • Lorenzo Lopez • Dan Farnes • MUSCO Lighting • Tiny Mobile Robots • Smiths Steelworks Experience by Design Ballroom ENatalie Domino • Annie Frisoli • Kaizn Labs

12:00pm PDT

Arch Nexus Vendor Show and Luncheon Vendor HallArchitectural Nexus

3:15pm PDT

Training: It’s Time to Get Outside the Box Sunbrook BSuzanne McBee • Joey Rusnak Private VS Municipal Fitness: Walking the Talk Entrada BWendy Jones • Chris Stevenson • Hogan Construction Minecraft in Aging: Create Your Own World Through Programming Entrada AJen Wright • Amber Christensen Lean IN & Level UP Your Parks & Rec HR Sunbrook AJanell Payne • Ben Hill • Melissa Ruff • Great Western Recreation Everything You Need to Know About Bermuda Grass Ballroom ATrent Dyer • Eric Marble • Smiths Steelworks Interactive Water Features: Lessons Learned from Design & Construction Entrada CTrent Dyer • Rob Donigan • MUSCO Lighting Career Development Boot Camp: How to Stand Out! Ballroom CLogan Miner • Maxime Pierre • Kimberly Zygmant • Athletify Game Plan for Safety: First Aid and Emergency Action Plans in Youth Sports Ballroom FBryan White • Lyse Durrant • Sam Page • Mike Stagg • Utah Hockey Club Special Events & Recreation Reimagined: From Tradition to Transformation Ballroom ENatalie Domino • Janell Payne • Kevin Schmidt • Kaizn Labs FIFA World Cup: How We Became a Base Camp Sunbrook CDan Farnes • Brett Call • Tiny Mobile Robots

4:25pm PDT

URPA Scholarship Silent Auction Closes Hallway

4:30pm PDT

Secondary Disinfection Options for Aquatics Sunbrook BSuzanne McBee • Greg Manier Self Care for the Parks & Rec Professional: Focusing on YOUR Health and Wellness Entrada BWendy Jones • Marisa Hoff • Chris Stevenson • Hogan Construction Social Media to Grow Your Senior Center Entrada AJen Wright • Gena Bertelson Delegation by Design Sunbrook AJanell Payne • Annie Frisoli • Great Western Recreation Elevating Playground Safety & Design with Sustainable Turf Solutions Ballroom ATrent Dyer • JD Doyle • Smiths Steelworks Redesigning & Retrofitting an Existing Park or Complex Entrada CTrent Dyer • Corey Bullock • Jered Plouzek • MUSCO Lighting Time Management: How Billionaires Do It! Ballroom CLogan Miner • James Moore • Athletify Modern Marketing Essentials for Parks & Rec Ballroom FBryan White • Dave Crow • Jared Moore • Utah Hockey Club Innovations That Lead to Big Changes Ballroom ENatalie Domino • Kevin Stay • Kaizn Labs Sports Field Best Practices with Our Panel of University Experts Sunbrook CDan Farnes • Tiny Mobile Robots

6:30pm PDT

Big T Recreation CURPA BBQ - Dodgeball, Live Auction, & Fireworks Show Washington City Community CenterBig T Recreation