Robert P. Dlugolenski

Professional Experience

• 1966-67: Aquatics Director, Willimantic YMCA
• 1967-70: Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation, Town of Branford
• 1970-80: Director of Parks & Recreation, Town of North Haven
• 1980-2004: Coordinator for Parks & Recreation Advisory Service, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Affiliations & Offices Held

• 1972-78: CRPA Executive Board Member serving as Secretary (1972-73), Vice President (1975), & President (1977)
• 2003: Awarded Lifetime Membership with the Connecticut Recreation & Parks Association Member of several CRPA & NERC committees Longstanding member of the National Recreation & Parks Association & the New England Parks Association
• 1980-1988: NRPA New England Regional Council, Chairman, 1984 APRS Board of Director First state Resource Coordinator for Open Space Middlefield Parks & Recreation Commission (11 years) Regional School District 13 Board of Education (7 years)

Education, Awards, & Certifications

• 1966: BS in Recreational Service Education, University of Connecticut
• 1982: CRPA Outstanding Professional Award
• 1988: New England Annual Special Citation
• 1991: NEPA Award
• 2003: NEPA Robert “Bill” Sharkey Award

Eric W. O'Brien

Professional Experience

• 1965-83: Sales Representative, M. E. O’Brien & Sons 1983-2006: Owner & President, M. E. O’Brien & Sons 2006-Present: Chairman, M. E. O’Brien & Sons Affiliations & Offices Held 1965-69: Lieutenant, US Navy 1987-95: NRPA Board of Trustees 1995-97: NRPA Chairperson (only Citizen Board Member from the New England States to be elevated to this position) 1988: Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Land Protection 2006-Present: National Recreation & Park Foundation Board of Governors 2007-Present: Member of the Steering Committee for Clemson University’s US Play Coalition Former Director, City Parks Alliance Longstanding member of the Connecticut Recreation & Parks Association, National Recreation & Parks Association, & New England Parks Association Served on several boards & committees for CRPA, NEPA, ASLA, National Association of Olmstead Parks, & Massachusetts Historic Preservation Advisory Committee

Education, Awards, & Certifications

• 1961: BS in History, Fairfield University
• 2005: American Parks & Recreation Society’s Meritorious Service Award (Citizen Category)
• 2012: CRPA Outstanding Professional Award