David Adams, MPA, CPRP, CPSI

Experience

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  Iredell County Recreation Department

  Apr 2008 - Aug 2008

  Iredell County

  Camp Counselor

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  Iredell County Recreation

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Summer Camp Counselor

  Assisted in the preparation of weekly and daily activities to 25+ children ages 12-16.Certified CPR, Blood Born Pathogen, and General First Aid to care for participants.Also became county certified in driving a 15 passenger van to drive participants to many outdoor adventures, such as white water rafting and hiking in the NC Mountains.Performed routine vehicle maintenance daily before and during road trips.

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  Town of Mooresville

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2021

  Directly responsible for supervising two full-time and eight part-time employeesDirectly responsible for the training of all new hires on policies, procedures, and safety protocolDevelops and implements town wide recreation programs for children and adults of all agesMember of CAPRA team that obtained national accreditation in September 2017 with the focus of Human Resources and Risk ManagementAssisted in installation of program garden that aides in supplying town concession stand program, as well as, local soup kitchens with organically grown foodsPursues and submits for grant opportunities to help fund additional recreation programs for underserved citizens in the regionWorks collaboratively with Public Relations Department to solicit departmental programs and events to the community and region.Aids Recreation Staff with design ideas and public outreachMarkets and publicizes events, programs, and services at Talbert Recreation CenterLed abundant facility upgrades such as internal wall upgrade ($17,000), gym floors ($27,000), new telescopic bleachers ($40,000), bathroom facilities ($4,000), recreational branding, conference room($2,000), LED lighting grant ($1,200 upfitted entire facility), workout facilities ($3,000), dance studio ($2,000), electronic goal heighteners ($19,000), new flooring throughout facility ($15,000), and by discussing needs with IT, integrated a new surveillance system both inside and outside the buildingPartner and strategize with Economic Development and Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) in obtaining large tournaments that has shown increase in community economic impact (hotel, gas, food). Increased tournament numbers from 8 annually to 25 annually in three years and shows a conservative economic impact per the CVB of $2.3 million in the 2018 fiscal year. This cooperation and our own programming has led to over 225,000 participants visiting Talbert Recreation Center in fiscal year 2018 alone. Show less Managed a variety of athletic programs, leagues, special events, and $800,000 plus budgetFacilitated coach’s meetings regarding rules and regulation for child athletic activitiesActively recruited and provided training for volunteers, ie. coaches, officials, event staff, ROTCInvestigated protests, rainouts and player suspension situations when the need arose Responsible for the management of town-wide athletics such as; youth baseball, softball, basketball, and adult softballScheduled, planned, gathered sponsorships, marketed, and administered special events such as the Pumpkin Run Road Race (250 people) and the Easter Eggstravaganza (est 4,500 people). Provided field maintenance support by raking, distributing turface materials, and lining ball fields when assistance was requiredAdministered and operated the only pool facility including all staffing hiring, training, and scheduling. Performed all maintenance inspections, repaired light maintenance needs, performed all chemical tests and inventory needs.Acquired Archery Certification enabling me to teach a summer camp session in archery safety and skills.Was the Iredell County Silver Arts Coordinator in relation to the North Carolina Senior Games for nine years (2009-2018). Administered all arts and performance competitions while working closely with the Charles Mack Citizen Center and Iredell County Senior Center to ensure compliance with state rules and guidelines Show less

  • Recreation Supervisor

    Nov 2015 - Jun 2021

  • Assistant Athletic Manager

    Sept 2008 - Nov 2017
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  Catawba County Government

  Jun 2021 - now

  Parks Manager

  Position DescriptionPerforms the supervisory functions in planning, construction, development, maintenance, preservation, programming, and operation of the County Parks Division. Responsibilities include management of operational procedures; schedules; division projects, outcomes, and budget; grants; and community engagement including development of social media content, marketing, and organizing of “Friends of the Park/street team.” ResponsibilitiesManage the planning, design, and implementation of all park improvement projectsPrepare, maintain, and monitor adopted master planPreparing of statistical records and analyzation of various dataPreparing of various reportsManagement of division budgetOversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of grants relating to parks development/improvements consistent with the master planPerform various functions of community engagement including marketing, education, serving as Park spokesperson, various presentations, social media management¸ and serving as Park liaison to various boards/groupsOversee Park operations including ensuring that operational procedures are in place to operate efficiently and safely as well as supervision of park superintendents who ensure parks are adequately staffed and maintained, county park ordinances are enforced, fee collections/revenues are collected as requiredSupervision of Park Superintendents including recruitment, training, coaching, and performance management/evaluation Show less