I am a recreation and parks professional with a strong passion to provide community value in a modern and effective manner. I believe every person has a right to connect with nature within their community and to have access to basic recreation services.

Parks Planning and Project Manager @ I've undertaken a two year secondment to lead a team of professionals that are tasked with developing the Spruce Grove Sports and Recreation Facility. The Sports and Recreation Facility will be a 30,000 square foot municipality owned and operated, three story recreation facility. It will provide a home venue for our local gymnastics club, plus program and administrative space for many other community groups and agencies. This facility will also become the home to the Spruce Grove Recreation and Community Development Department. My primary responsibility is to take the approved concept and business plan and turn it into reality. Major undertakings include overseeing detailed design and specification development as well as construction supervision, developing and implementing an operations and programming plan for the facility and negotiating agreements with tenants and service providers. While developing the Sports and Recreation Facility, I will remain active in current and future park and open space projects, including project management and short and long term parks and recreation planning. From September 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) Spruce GroveSupervisor Recreation and Parks Planning @ As the leader of Spruce Groves Recreation team, I oversaw the administrative side of recreation. This included managing facility booking and scheduling and monitoring community use and facility revenues. Our small team also provided general leadership and advocacy for our local community groups and agencies. The parks planning portfolio was charged with insuring the short and long term parks and outdoor recreation needs are captured, and plans put in place to deliver. The parks planning portfolio allowed me to lead and champion many exciting projects including; • The development of the Fuhr Sports Park, a $12 million twin synthetic turf soccer/football facility • The redevelopment of Henry Singer Ball Park, a $1.5 million upgrade to our major class A baseball diamond and a number of overall site improvements. • The planning and initial phases of development of Jubilee Park, a 60 acre passive non programmed community park designed to meet the spontaneous outdoor recreation needs of the community. • The development of a regional leisure services master plan. • The development and implementation of a spontaneous outdoor recreation strategy From April 2004 to September 2013 (9 years 6 months) Spruce Grove

Management, Business Administration and Management, General @ Athabasca University Paul Feser is skilled in: Strategy, Policy, Project Planning, Analysis, Parks, Local Government, Government, Community Development, Community Engagement, Sustainability, Public Policy, Project Management, Construction Management, Management