Data and technologies are evolving rapidly. How can you harness these new technologies to collect better data about your city’s parks and share the valuable insights with decision-makers, the public, and your own team in a compelling way?
Join us for a dynamic webinar where park leaders from Maricopa County, AZ and Minneapolis, MN will share the strategies and tools they’ve used to collect, analyze, and act on data, from park user needs and satisfaction to asset performance and repair tracking. With additional insights from Kaizen, we’ll show you how to take your data to the next level, showcasing technologies that make sense of complex information, helping you tell better stories of your parks and make better decisions.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how to make collecting and acting on data easier, learn how to use data to clearly communicate goals and needs, and explore other use cases for these tools.
SPEAKERS
Joe Ayers
GIS Administrator
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Joe Ayers is an GIS Administrator for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. In Joe’s over 15-year GIS career, he has worked with Land Information, Water and Storm Utilities, Emergency Management, and Automotive GPS Navigation.
Peter Hamma
Data Insights Analyst, Strategic Planning
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Peter is a Data Insights Analyst at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The mission of the data insights team is to build a data-driven decision-making culture and to use data to improve the park system. He has experience in organizational design and worked in process improvement at the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
R.J. Cardin
Former Director
Maricopa County Parks & Recreation
R.J. Cardin is the recently retired director for Maricopa County’s Parks and Recreation Department. This regional park system is made up of over 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert landscape. Cardin has more than 35-years of diverse parks and recreation experience, which includes local, county, and state government, commercial recreation, and the non-profit sector.
Nikhil Reddy
CEO & Co-Founder
Kaizen
Nikhil Reddy is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kaizen Labs, a parks and recreation innovation and technology software. Nikhil has extensive experience in engineering and computer science and has led engineering and design teams at various innovative technology companies. Nikhil has won multiple design awards for his work building web-applications and e-commerce systems.
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Continuing education credits are available for this event:
- General CEUs
- AICP
