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Parks and Recreation employs 126 permanent employees and
461 part-time employees to; provide quality recreation services to the community
and develop and maintain Tempe’s parks golf courses and preserves. The
department’s staff is responsible for 47 parks, 3 sports complexes, 2 golf
courses, 5 aquatics facilities, 3 recreation centers, Mill Avenue and arterial
street and right-of-way landscape maintenance.
My first employment with
Tempe was as a part-time employee with Ken McDonald Golf Course in 1977. I
am a graduate of Arizona State University with an undergraduate degree in Parks
and Recreation and a graduate degree in Public Administration. During my
29 years with Tempe, I have managed therapeutic recreation programs,
environmental education classes and activities, youth and adult sports,
aquatics, special events, and implemented the Kid Zone program in the Kyrene
School District. In 2005 I was appointed Parks and Recreation Manager with
the creation of the new department.
As manager, my role is to
ensure the highest quality facilities, programs and services are provided to the
citizens of Tempe through creative and innovative management that honors our
history of community. Our many skilled employees are our most valuable
resource. Our department strives to reflect the diversity of our community
while maintaining open communication with our many employees and the citizens of
Tempe.
Sincerely,
Mark Richwine
Parks and Recreation
Manager
City of Tempe
Parks & Recreation Department
3500 S. Rural Rd.
Tempe AZ 85282
(480) 350-5200
(480) 350-5050 TDD
(480) 350-5058 (fax)
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