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Ohio Parks and Recreation Association is a 501c(4) non-profit professional organization comprised of over 2400+ professionals and citizens striving to provide quality park and recreational facilities and opportunities for all Ohioans.

08/28/2026

📣 Register today for the 2026 OPRA FALL REGIONAL TRAINING: Designing the Employee Experience - The Intersection Where Leadership, Service, & Culture Meet featuring Anna Elias-Perez from Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation and Jacqueline Johnson from the City of Portsmouth, Virginia!

🕙10:00pm - 3:00pm
📅 Nov 17 📍 The Lodge, MetroParks of Butler County
📅 Nov 18 📍 Bob Crane Community Center, City of Upper Arlington Parks and Recreation Department
📅 Nov 19 📍 Goodyear Heights Lodge, Summit Metro Parks

INFO & REGISTRATION: https://www.opraonline.org/opra/What's_Coming_Up.asp

08/25/2026

📣 ONE WEEK until REGISTRATION OPENS for the 2027 OPRA CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW presented by DWA Recreation and GameTime!
📅 February 7-10 | 📍 Kalahari Sandusky Convention Center

REGISTER HERE: https://www.opraonline.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=77

🐥 Early Bird Registration is available through November 20th!

In just 166 days, you could be experiencing 8 of 72 education sessions, 10 roundtables, 2 keynote speakers, 3 networking events, and the Awards Celebration! There will be something for everyone!

08/24/2026

📣 Register today for the 2026 OPRA EVENTS WORKSHOP presented by SuperGames!
📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕙 10:00am-3:00pm
📍 City of Upper Arlington Parks and Recreation Department Bob Crane Community Center

Info & Registration: https://www.opraonline.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=93

-Featured Speaker: Lachandra Baker of LBB Edutainment
"Back to the Why: How Events Build Belonging and Unite Communities"
-Moderated Roundtables
-SWAG Swap!

08/21/2026

📣 Registration is now open for the 2026 OPRA AQUATICS SYMPOSIUM presented by Bright Idea Shops, LLC!
📅 Friday, October 23
🕙 9:30am-4:00pm
📍 City of Groveport Municipal Golf Course

Info & Registration: https://www.opraonline.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=92

Kelly Martinez and Tonya Roy will be joining us to present "Enabling Lifeguards for Success: The Challenges of Today’s Lifeguards and the Enabling Power of Leaders".

Kelly Martinez has been an Aquatic Professional since 1992. For the past 16 years, she has been an Aquatic Recreation Coordinator III for the City of Phoenix, Arizona, co-supervising 29 pool facilities and over 650 part-time aquatic staff. Kelly is also co-founder of the website, Lifeguards Love You Tube which is a video library and resource for aquatic professionals to supplement lifeguard training.

Tonya Roy is an accomplished executive and founder of Tonya Roy Consulting, her personal platform through which she continues her lifelong passion for aquatics and leadership development. Professionally, she supports national risk strategy, mitigation, and implementation practices that advance safe, relevant, and sustainable YMCAs. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge from both the insurance industry and hands-on work with hundreds of youth-serving organizations in the US and Canada.

08/19/2026

📣 Be a Judge for the 2026 OPRA Awards of Excellence on November 5, 2026! 💫

Deadline to register is October 30, 2026. Info & Registration: https://www.opraonline.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=91

Sign up now to get a first-hand look at the creative ideas, innovative programs, and amazing projects from around the state!

📷: 2025 OPRA Awards of Excellence Category 1: Capital Improvement Projects 3rd Place Winner, Medina County Park District's Rivendell Nature Preserve

08/17/2026

📣 Register by September 9 for our next MINORITY NETWORKING EVENT!
📅 Thursday, September 17
🕙 10:00am to 3:00pm
📍 Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Espy Adaptive Sports Complex

Info & Registration: https://www.opraonline.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=104

Our featured speaker, Mayor and Council President of Upper Arlington Ukeme Awakessien Jeter, will be presenting "Lead Fearlessly, Permission Optional".

There will also be a Director’s Panel with:
• Daniel Betts, Director, Cincinnati Recreation Commission
• Jessica Gift, Director, Orange Community Education & Recreation
• Demetrius Lambert-Falconer, Chief of Community Engagement, Summit Metro Parks
• Alexandria Nichols, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Cleveland - City Hall
• Bernita Reese, Director, Columbus Recreation and Parks

And facility tours of Columbus Recreation and Parks:
• The Espy Adaptive Sports Complex
• The Fran Ryan Center
• The Beatty Community Center

08/12/2026

📣 2026 OPRA LEADERSHIP AWARDS Nominations Deadline is OCTOBER 14, 2026! ⭐

Info & Submission Form: https://www.opraonline.org/opra/Awards.asp

Ohio is filled with dedicated parks and recreation professionals and volunteers. Take a moment to nominate them for one of OPRA Leadership Awards! Awards range from Outstanding Citizen to Youth Sports Coach of the Year and from Professional of the Year to being inducted into the OPRA Hall of Fame.

📷: 2025 OPRA Leadership Award: Youth Sports Coach of the Year Winner, Millard Morgan, I, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department

08/10/2026

📣 3 SPOTS LEFT for the 2026 CPSI CEU Program!
📅 Wednesday, September 9
🕖 9:00am - 4:30pm
📍 City Government of Westerville, Ohio Recreation Center

Info & Registration: https://www.opraonline.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=99

This CEU program by Greg Hennecke (CPSI, CSRM) will cover a summary of F1487-25, including many nuances within the standard as well as new content, ASTM F3313 field testing of protective surfacing, project bidding and site plan reviews, and conclude with risk management considerations. This course will provide 5 hours of credit (0.5 CEUs) toward the 20-hour requirement for recertification of the CPSI designation.
This workshop is geared toward those individuals who have already passed their CPSI exam and wish to renew their certification via CEUs.

📷: Centerville-Washington Park District

08/06/2026

📣 OPRA APPAREL STORE NOW OPEN!
In response to requests from many of our members, OPRA is proud to unveil our new OPRA Apparel Store in partnership with Ares Sportswear. The store features some of Ares most popular products and each features the OPRA logo.
And thanks to our partnership with Ares, $5 from each product sold will benefit the OPRA Foundation!
Happy Shopping: https://shop.areswear.com/org/opra-apparel-perpetual/

08/04/2026

OPRA Executive Director Woody Woodward presented "How a Bill REALLY Becomes a Law" for more than 50 leaders at Great Parks of Hamilton County today!

OPRA's advocacy work is important as it impacts public policy, and it builds critical relationships with your elected officials and helps them understand the essential work you accomplish every day in and for your communities as parks and recreation professionals.

Thanks for the invite, Great Parks!

Address

1069 W Main Street Unit A
Westerville, OH
43081

Telephone

+16148952222

Website

https://opraonline.org/

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