RecLess Podcast

RecLess 6 Ep 4 - Lakita Frazier, CPRP, Director of Parks and Recreation at City of Norfolk, VA

RecLess 6 Ep 4 - Lakita Frazier, CPRP, Director of Parks and Recreation at City of Norfolk, VA speaks to being a mentor, future trends in the field, her role in the Women in Parks network (WiPaR), moving into the world of consulting, navigating politics, and her advice to professionals in the field. Click here to learn more - https://www.womeninparksandrecreation.org/ Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 3 - Brian Emelson, CPRE, Director of Parks and Recreation, Victor, NY

RecLess 6 Ep 3 - Brian Emelson, CPRE, Director of Parks and Recreation, Victor, NY speaks to a career in a smaller town, making the most of and creating community where you are, and the lasting impact of parks and recreation on a person, professionally and personally. Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess 6 Ep 2-Joleen Stinson, Dir Dane Cty Pks; Matthew Vanderkamp, Rec Dir Mequon-Thiensville ISD

RecLess 6 Ep 2 - Joleen Stinson, CPRP Director Dane County Parks, Wisconsin; Matthew Vanderkamp, CPRP, Recreation Director Mequon-Thiensville School District, Wisconsin This episode was recorded live at the Wisconsin Parks and Recreation WPRA 2026 Annual Conference & Trade Show in the Wisconsin Dells, WI. Joleen and Matt speak to stepping into state leadership and volunteer positions that have enriched their professional lives, helped them to make connections, and have kept them in the field. They encourage professionals to get involved and make connections that enrich their lives as they are in the field, speak to their excitement over coming projects, and programs that they have repurposed and marketed for their own agencies.  And Rooney joined the guys live from Wisconsin! Click here to learn more - https://www.wpraweb.org/ Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess Season 6, Ep 1 - Vitoria Martin Delgado - Dir General National Parks & Rec Assoc. of Mexico

RecLess Season 6, Ep 1 - Vitoria Martin Delgado - Director General of the National Parks & Recreaction Association of Mexico RecLess celebrates 100 episodes with an international superstar who highlights the differences between what parks and recreation can look like on a world wide scale, the influence of USA parks on the Latin culture and vice versa, and the impact of our industry on citizens around the world. Click here to learn more: ANPR Mexico - https://anpr.org.mx World Urban Parks - https://site.worldurbanparks.com/ Shane Mize is the Director of Parks and Recreation in the city of Pflugerville, Texas, where he resides with his wife and children. Tom Venniro is the 12-year Director of Parks and Recreation in Hilton-Parma, New York, where he resides with his wife Melissa, son Jack, and daughters Amelia and Maisie. Jay Tryon is an 19-year park and recreation professional who loves to improve communities and their quality of life. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.

RecLess presents: This Parks & Rec Life - Kara Kish and Sarah Sandquist

RecLess presents: This Parks & Rec Life - Kara Kish, Director of Parks and Recreation, Loveland, CO; and Sarah Sandquist, Executive Director of the Champaign Park District, Champaign, IL, speak to the differences and similarities of cultivating support systems as high performing females from a married with children and single without children points of view. This Parks & Rec Life is a podcast exploring the impact of a parks and recreation career on the lives of the loved ones of a parks professional. Hosted by Hannah Mize, editor and producer of the parks and recreation podcast RecLess, and podcast This Parks & Rec Life, and cohosted by Meredith Lawrence - MPA, CPRE - Parks & Rec Director/Assistant Public Works Director, Mendota Heights, MN.