HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-19-08 Parks Director St. Clair Named Chairman of National School
NEWS RELEASE
September 19, 2008
Contact: Mark Bradley, Director of Marketing, 574.299.4768 ext. 240
Parks Director St. Clair Named Chairman
of National School
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – South Bend Parks & Recreation Department Director Phil St.
Clair has been appointed as Chairman to the Board of Regents of the Charles J. Reitz
Marketing and Revenue School. The school is an educational function of the National
Recreation & Parks Association. The term of the appointment is for one year, with
duties and responsibilities beginning in October. St. Clair and Parks & Recreation
Director of Marketing Mark Bradley have each received certification in advanced studies
from the school.
The Reitz Marketing & Revenue School was established in 1980 in La Jolla, California, as
a source of information on funding for Parks & Recreation professionals. It has since
evolved into a nationally recognized forum in the industry. Instructors and speakers
from a wide variety of professions both inside and outside of Parks & Recreation are
recruited to participate.
The Reitz School is recognized as a source for many of the current and modern trends
in marketing and revenue management in the parks & recreation field. This year a
Planning & Management Institute was added as a component to further solidify an
already specialized curriculum.
Phil St. Clair has served as the Director of the Parks & Recreation Department since
January, 1993, with his appointment to the position by then Mayor Joe Kernan. Before
that, St. Clair served as the Director of the Division of Equipment Services within the
Public Works Department.
The South Bend Parks & Recreation Department has been at the fore-front of the
industry since 1993. Under St. Clair, the Department has opened the Belleville Softball
Complex, the O’Brien Administrative Offices and Recreation Center, the O’Brien Skate
Park, Southeast Park, and the new Maintenance Facility. Each of the afore-mentioned
facilities has won recognition as a “Best Facility” by the Indiana Parks & Recreation
Association.
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The Department was also recognized for its marketing efforts in October, 2003,
receiving the “Kudo’s Award” for Best Web Site Promoting Recreation. This national
award is presented by the National Recreation & Parks Association to an agency that
best promotes recreation and parks activities. The Department was accredited by the
Commission for Accreditation of Parks & Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) in October of
2007. This distinction has been granted to just over seventy agencies across the
nation, and places the South Bend Parks & Recreation Department in the top 1% of all
agencies nationwide.
For more information on Parks & Recreation Department events, facilities, or programs,
call (574) 299-4765 or visit www.sbpark.org .
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