Help Us Recruit!
Many of you work in the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies field with promising, young seasonal employees or volunteers. We'd love for you to encourage those bright young people to pursue a career in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies. As an alumni and a professional, you have a great influence on helping steer this new generation of potential professionals into the field. Please share information about the field and about our degree program at Cortland. We would love to talk with or send information to any bright promising recruits you send our way!! Please help us keep the field strong with the next generation of parks and recreation professionals.
Alumni Making News
Maureen Baringer, Class of '80
B.S. in Recreation, Management of Leisure Services Concentration --
www.baringerevents.com
Patricia Triffo, CTRS, Class of '00
B.S. in Recreation, Therapeutic Recreation Concentration --
http://www.st-camillus.org/Petpower.htm
Kendra Liddicoat, Class of '02
PhD Student, EPA NNEMS Fellow
Cornell University , M.S. in Recreation, Outdoor and Therapeutic Recreation Concentration -- http://www.bradwoods.org/research.html
Amanda Hatfield, CTRS Class of '02
Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, Worcester, MA
, M.S. in Recreation, Therapeutic Recreation Concentration --
http://www.telegram.com
Alumni Advisory Committee
The Alumni Advisory Committee, comprised of 12 members, is primarily a consulting group. Through their expertise and years of experience in the field, they provide the faculty and department with perspective and feedback to improve teaching, research, service and other aspects of the department. In addition to the members listed below, the chair of the Metcalf Foundation Board also sits on the committee. Currently, the chair of the Metcalf is Mr. John Silsby. Also, the student representative is the president of the CCRA recreation majors club, and is elected in the Fall.
Laurie Penny McGee, CTRS, Class of '99
Project Coordinator, Inclusive Recreation Resource Center, SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY
Robert Ditton, Class of '64
Professor Emeritus of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Texas A & M University
Geoffrey Godbey, Class of '61
Professor Emeritus
Penn State University
State College, PA
Jessica Hatfield Daily, CTRS, Class of '00
Activity Director
Walden Place
Cortland, NY
Erin McGrady, current student
President of CCRA
SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY
Gary Lopez, Class of '95
Recreation Specialist
Onondaga County Parks
Syracuse, NY
Tim O'Connell, Class of '90
Associate Professor
Brock University
St.Catherines, Ontario, Canada
Elaine O'Mara-Hulbert, CTRS, Class of '84
Recreation Therapist
Broome Developmental Services
Margaretville, NY
John Silsby, Class of '69 (Chair)
Recreation Director
Groton Parks and Recreation
Groton, CT
Celeste Bernardo-Dunn, Class of '84
Park Superintendent
National Park Service
New Bedford, MA
Bill Zimmerman, Class of '76
Recreation Director
New Rochelle Parks and Recreation
New Rochelle, NY
Carol Zimmerman, Class of '95
Adventure Education Trainer
Potsdam, NY
Carolyn Kelly, Class of '02
Special Events Planner
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
