Professional Individual Memberships

Individuals working for companies or consulting firms who supply products & services to park and recreation agencies are not eligible for this membership category, a Commercial Membership is then required)

¨Professional Individual Membership ($95) – Individuals principally engaged in professional recreation and park services under public, private or voluntary group.

¨Professional Individual (Additional Membership to a Group) ($80) – Individuals principally engaged in professional recreation and park services under public, private or voluntary group. When 3 or MORE individuals from that Department/Agency are already members.

¨Professional Individual (Additional Membership to an Agency) ($80) – Individuals principally engaged in professional recreation and park services under public, private or voluntary group. When adding professional individuals to a CRPA Agency member group.

Group Memberships

¨Agency Membership ($399) – Includes a director of a parks and/or recreation agency with one professional individual membership and nine (9) citizen board members or community leaders at Association Community Leader memberships –
these policymakers (commissioners and/or board members). Association Community Leader memberships are for policymakers only. Do not list professionals currently employed full-time or part-time by your agency.  Additional individual professional memberships from agency are $75 per employee.

¨Group Professional Membership ($255) – Includes three (3) professional individual memberships from one agency.  Additional professional memberships from agency are $80 per employee.

¨Commercial/Service Provider Membership ($299) – Commercial, Private and Nonprofit companies that provide supply products & services to park and recreation agencies, and benefit programs to people in parks and recreation field. This category is not eligible for individual membership Includes 3 voting members.

¨College/University Membership ($255) - Public or private educational institutions which offer a curriculum in the recreation and parks field. Good for Department Head and ALL Faculty members (FT/Associate). Full member benefits includes 3 voting members. Student memberships can be purchased $20 each.

Associate Memberships

(Public Categories)

¨Community Leaders/Board Membership ($35) – Lay citizen members of recreation and park commissions, or lay citizen community leaders who are supportive of the objectives and programs of this association.

¨Associate Individual Membership ($35) – Individuals outside/not currently employed in the parks and recreation field, who are advocates of the parks and recreation movement BUT may be employed in related fields.

¨Retired Membership ($30) – Individuals who have been members of the association and have retired from service in the field, not working in other states in the field.

¨Associate Entertainer Membership ($35) – Individuals not professionally employed in the parks and recreation field, who are in a performing group/act, that wish to support the parks and recreation field through membership. (Companies/Firms representing multiple groups/acts must obtain a Commercial membership, or purchase an Associate Entertainer membership for each group/act)

¨Student Membership ($20) – Full-time students attending institutions of higher education (Students are defined as anyone who is currently enrolled as a full-time or part-time student pursuing a degree in parks, recreation, conservation, or related matters, and is not simultaneously employed as a full-time professional. Verification must be submitted at the same time as application.)