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Robin Hall

Robin Hall, M.S. (Illinois) - Leisure Studies
Robin Hall is the Director of the ORPR and is a visiting lecturer with the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism. He has over 35 years experience in the field of community parks and recreation management. His areas of interest and expertise include:

  1. Planning, operation, and evaluation of park and rec agencies.
  2. Citizen involvement in the planning and evaluation of park and rec agencies.
  3. Development and operation of citizen advisory committees.
  4. Art in outdoor spaces.
  5. Relationship between park design and use.
  6. Trends in park and rec.
  7. Fundraising for parks and rec.

Hall has Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Dept. of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism at the U of I.

rrhall@uiuc.edu

LoriKay Paden LoriKay Paden, M.S. (ISU), CPRP - Health, Physical Education, Recreation Administration and Dance
LoriKay is the Community Services and Education Coordinator for the Office of Recreation and Park Resources (ORPR), a branch of the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism. She consults, advises, evaluates and provides training and staff development for administrative staff, supervisors, personal trainers, fitness instructors and front line staff in public and private recreation agencies.

lkpaden@uiuc.edu

Laura Payne Laura Payne, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University) - Leisure Studies
Research: Examining the relationship between leisure engagement and health among older adults, the role of community park and recreation agencies in the delivery of health promotion/disease prevention programs, and the translation of evidence-based programs in community settings.

lpayne@uiuc.edu

Carolyn Zimdahl Carolyn Zimdahl
ORPR Secretary
301 Huff Hall
czimdahl@uiuc.edu

Grad Assistants

Dina Izenstark
Yung-Kuei Huang