It is the mission of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association to be an advocate in providing quality park, recreation and conservation education, resources and services to professionals and citizens throughout the state of Illinois.
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Brian Shahinian

Title: Executive Director
Phone: 815-459-0737
E-mail: bshahinian@nisra.org
College: Central Michigan University
College: University of Illinois at Chicago
Major: Therapeutic Recreation-BA
Major: Masters Degree in Public Administration

Personal Summary: I began as an intern at M-NASR in 1981 and ended up spending 3 great years as a Recreation Specialist and grants coodinator before moving to NSSRA. At NSSRA I held the postion of Adult Sevices Coordinator. After 3 years there, I was hired as the Superintendent of Rec. at NISRA. After 1 1/2 years, I accepted the position of Executive Director. I have been the director for 16 years. I have seved on the board of Directors for SRANI, ITRS, and IPRA. I manage the NISRA Foundation as part of my responsibilities as Director and have a good background in fundraising and grant writting. A family guy and love to play golf, garden. I am a Rotarian and sit on the board of Directors for the Children's Center for Autism....blah...blah...blah. I have been a mentor in the past and truely enjoyed the experience. I feel that you learn as much as a mentor as you would as a protege. I really have an interest in encouraging young professionals to stay in our great field and if they work smart, can make a good living aa well as providing a valuable service to our community.