There are many ways to get involved with SPRA. Whether you wish to run for office & gain valuable leadership skills, utilize the membership directory as a meaningful reference guide, work with your peers, mentor others or learn new skills...SPRA is here to help you succeed.

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SPRA Bylaws 

SPRA Golf Outing Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Newsletter:  Monthly "SPRA-CIFICS" newsletter keeps members up to date on group activities and contains useful information for park & recreation professionals in the suburban Chicagoland area. 

2008 Meeting Schedule

SPRA-CIFICS - July 2008

SPRA-CIFICS - March 2008

SPRA-CIFICS - January 2008

SPRA-CIFICS - October 2007

SPRA-CIFICS - September 2007

SPRA-CIFICS - April 2008

Vendors are welcomed as SPRA Newsletter sponsors. Discounts are available for "multiple advertising commitments." 

(1-2 months $75 each ½ page $150 each full page 3-5 months 10% discount off total* 6-8 months 15% discount off total* 9-12 months 20% discount off total. Total Fee is due when confirming your sponsorship. Please note: Sponsorships are not exclusive for the month; more than one company/business may sponsor a newsletter in the same month.)

Executive Board & Committee Chairmen

Past-President/Public Relations
Kim Dasbach
Bartlett Park District
700 S. Bartlett Road
Bartlett, IL 60103
PH: (630) 540-4833
FX: (630) 540-4870
E-mail: kdasbach@bartlettparks.org

President/LCD Machine
Karen Spandikow
Bartlett Park District
700 S. Bartlett Road
Bartlett, IL 60103
PH: (630) 540-4828
FX: (630) 540-4869
E-mail: kspandikow@bartlettparks.org

Treasurer
Kati Mitchell
Wheaton Park District
1759 S. Blanchard Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
PH: (630) 668-3371
E-mail: kmitchell@wheatonparks.org

President-Elect
Jody Dodson
Hoffman Estates Park District
1685 W. Higgins Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
PH: 847-285-5432
E-mail: jdodson@heparks.org

Showcase
Gwen Strombeck
Schaumburg Park District
505 N. Springinsguth Road
Schaumburg, IL 60194
PH: 847-490-7015
E-mail: gwstrombeck@parkfun.com

Jennifer Kupferer
Wheaton Park District
1759 S. Blanchard
Wheaton, IL 60187
PH: 630-510-5131
E-mail: jkupferer@wheatonparks.org

Membership 
Kim Cashmore 
Buffalo Grove Park District 
530 Bernard Drive 
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 
PH: (847) 850-2108 
FX: (847) 459-5741 
E-mail: kcashmore@bgpkr.org

DDR Machine 
Sarah Wettergreen 
Glen Ellyn Park District 
185 Spring Avenue 
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 
PH: (630) 858-2462 
E-mail: swettergreen@gepark.org

Karaoke Committee 
Scott McClaskey 
Mt. Prospect Park District 
411 S. Maple 
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 
PH: (847) 632-9333 
E-mail: smcclaskey@mppd.org

Newsletter 
Gabriel Castillo 
Glendale Heights Park & Rec. Dept. 
250 Civic Center Plaza 
Glendale Heights, IL 60139 
PH: (630) 909-5131 
E-mail: Gabriel_Castillo@glendaleheights.org

Photographer/Secretary 
Stephanie FitzSimons 
Bartlett Park District 
700 Bartlett Road 
Bartlett, IL 60103 
PH: (630) 540-4834 
E-mail: sfitzsimons@bartlettparks.org

Scholarship/Workshop 
Jenny Weinstein  
Kids Club Coordinator 
The Wellness Center 
900 W. Central Rd 
Arlington Heights, IL 60005 
PH: (847) 618-3502 
FX: (847) 618-3509 

Greg Vitale  
Addison Park District 
1776 W. Centennial Place 
Addison, IL 60101 
PH: (630) 889-21502 
FX: (630) 889-1991 
E-mail: gvitale@addisonparkdistrict.org

Social 
Dean Hoskin 
Bensenville Park District 
1000 W. Wood Street 
Bensenville, IL 60106 
PH: (630) 766-7015 x104 
FX: (630) 766-9280 
E-mail: dhoskin@bensenvilleparkdistrict.org

Tom Hartwig 
Oak Lawn Park District 
9401 S. Oak Park Avenue 
Oak Lawn, IL 60453 
PH: (708) 857-2420 
FX: (708) 598-4166 
E-mail: thartwig@olparks.com

Sports/Athletics 
Dan Peboontom 
Woodridge Park District 
2600 Center Dr. 
Woodridge, IL 60517 
PH: (630) 985-0300 
FX: (630) 985-8249 
E-mail: dpeboontom@woodridgeparks.org

Summer Leadership
Open

Chronomix Chair
AJ Collier II
Bartlett Park District
700 S. Bartlett Road
Bartlett, IL 60103
PH: (630-540-4839
E-mail: acollier@bartlettparks.org

Student-Intern Relations
David F. Ray  
Rolling Meadows Park District 
3705 Pheasant Drive 
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 
PH: (847) 818-3200 x223 
E-mail: dray@rmparks.org

Dawn Puetz  
Rolling Meadows Park District 
3705 Pheasant Drive 
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 
PH: (847) 818-3200 x222 
E-mail: dpuetz@rmparks.org

Annual dues (January 1 - December 1)

Professional Member

$8

Student Member (non-voting)

$7

Affiliate Member (Vendors)

$25