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ADVOCACY
NRPA's New Government
Affairs Manager
Advocating for parks and recreation nationwide
By Christian Miller
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RPA is always looking to provide value to its members. As
more challenges and opportunities present themselves on
Capitol Hill, NRPA is working to represent our members
as effectively as possible. NRPA expanded its public policy
and advocacy department, creating the new roles of government
affairs manager and government affairs specialist. The government
affairs manager will engage stakeholders on Capitol Hill and expand
NRPA's footprint in Washington, D.C., while the government affairs
specialist will engage federal agencies and keep members up to date on
federal-funding opportunities.
As a result of the expansion, I
am happy to introduce myself.
I'm Christian Miller, NRPA's new
government affairs manager. I've
worked in government affairs since
graduating from George Washington
University in 2019. Previously,
I worked for GIFFORDS, the gun
safety advocacy group founded by
former Congresswoman Gabby
Giffords. I also have experience
working in healthcare advocacy
for patient groups and medical
professional societies. I am excit20
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NRPA's new government affairs
manager will engage stakeholders on
Capitol Hill and expand NRPA's footprint
in Washington, D.C.
ed to use my advocacy skills to advance
NRPA's critical mission and
excited to return to working in the
park and recreation field, which I
first experienced as a teenage summer
employee.
During the summer of 2014, as
a 17-year-old, I was tasked with
maintaining the community gardens
in Montclair, New Jersey.
That summer, I spent nearly every
day outside working with the staff
of the Montclair Parks Department,
digging, weeding and doing
whatever else needed to be done.
Through that experience, I developed
a love for civic engagement
that I carry today, which brought

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