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<br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />September 19, 2008 <br /> <br />Contact: Mark Bradley, Director of Marketing, 574.299.4768 ext. 240 <br /> <br />Parks Director St. Clair Named Chairman <br />of National School <br /> <br /> <br />SOUTH BEND, Indiana – South Bend Parks & Recreation Department Director Phil St. <br />Clair has been appointed as Chairman to the Board of Regents of the Charles J. Reitz <br />Marketing and Revenue School. The school is an educational function of the National <br />Recreation & Parks Association. The term of the appointment is for one year, with <br />duties and responsibilities beginning in October. St. Clair and Parks & Recreation <br />Director of Marketing Mark Bradley have each received certification in advanced studies <br />from the school. <br /> <br />The Reitz Marketing & Revenue School was established in 1980 in La Jolla, California, as <br />a source of information on funding for Parks & Recreation professionals. It has since <br />evolved into a nationally recognized forum in the industry. Instructors and speakers <br />from a wide variety of professions both inside and outside of Parks & Recreation are <br />recruited to participate. <br /> <br />The Reitz School is recognized as a source for many of the current and modern trends <br />in marketing and revenue management in the parks & recreation field. This year a <br />Planning & Management Institute was added as a component to further solidify an <br />already specialized curriculum. <br /> <br />Phil St. Clair has served as the Director of the Parks & Recreation Department since <br />January, 1993, with his appointment to the position by then Mayor Joe Kernan. Before <br />that, St. Clair served as the Director of the Division of Equipment Services within the <br />Public Works Department. <br /> <br />The South Bend Parks & Recreation Department has been at the fore-front of the <br />industry since 1993. Under St. Clair, the Department has opened the Belleville Softball <br />Complex, the O’Brien Administrative Offices and Recreation Center, the O’Brien Skate <br />Park, Southeast Park, and the new Maintenance Facility. Each of the afore-mentioned <br />facilities has won recognition as a “Best Facility” by the Indiana Parks & Recreation <br />Association. <br /> <br /> <br />- more - <br /> <br />