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Cory Styron to Serve as Secretary for the Academy of Parks and Recreation Administrators
Cory Styron, Los Alamos County Community Services Director, has been elected as Secretary for the Academy of Parks and Recreation Administrators. Mr. Styron was nominated initially and elected into the Academy in 2019.
Mr. Styron has been active for many years in the parks and recreation industry at the State and National levels. He is currently completing a two-year term as the Chair of the Commission of Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) and served as President of the New Mexico Recreation Parks and Recreation Association from 2017-2018.
Founded in 1980, the American Academy for Parks and Recreation Administration (Academy) has a history of developing programs and services that encourage excellence in park and recreation administration. The Academy’s focus is to inspire and strive to advance the public park and recreation administration through the support and guidance of the top educators and practitioners throughout the United States.
Members of the Academy are nominated and elected and is comprised of 125 accomplished practitioners and educators within the parks and recreation field, throughout the United States.
The Academy’s primary objectives are:
• To advance knowledge related to the administration of public parks and recreation;
• To encourage scholarly efforts by both practitioners and educators to enhance the practice of public parks and recreation administration;
• To promote a broader public understanding of the importance of public parks and recreation;
• To conduct research, publish scholarly papers and/or sponsor seminars related to advancing public parks and recreation administration.
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