March 2022 Competitor Aquatic Professional of the Month - Kristie Riester - Council Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC) - Kristie began serving as the CMAHC’s Executive Director in June 2019. She has more than 20 years’ experience in public service, working her way up from seasonal lifeguard to leadership roles in parks and recreation services and aquatics. Before joining the CMAHC she was with the Recreation Centers of Sun City West where she served as the Recreation Manager overseeing 4 Recreation Centers, 6 pools, and 7 spas. Prior to that she was the Community Services Director for the City of Maricopa. Her responsibilities included the management and oversight of Parks, Recreation, Library and Special Events. Read More

Lifeguard Recalls Emotional Rescue of Officers in OC Helicopter Crash

Aquatics Manager - The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Core Community Center (TBD, but, closes on AOAP site 3/23/22)

Aquatics Coordinator- Operations and Safety programs - Cherokee Recreation and Parks

Director of Aquatics and Risk Management -

Aquatics Coordinator - Mountain Bridge, Gypsum, Colorado (Open Until Closed, but closes on AOAP site 3/15/22)

Aquatics Coordinator - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Recreation

Head Guard - City of Oregon City, Oregon

Programs Director (Aquatics and Family Programming) - YMCA at JT’s Camp Grom a branch of the YMCA of South Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach (Closes 3/1/2022)

Adapted Aquatics & Fitness Program Coordinator - The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (Continuous)

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We will be notifying speakers whose sessions are accepted by September 1 so that we are able to have the conference booklet completed and out around September 15, 2022. Click Here to submit a session today!