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ADVOCACY
Arnold Randall has
served on the NRPA
Board of Directors
since 2021 and is
excited to take on
the role of chair
of the advocacy
committee.
Engagement in a New Form
What it means to serve as chair of the advocacy committee
By Arnold Randall
A
s a lifelong Chicagoan, I fell in love with the
outdoors and public lands on the back of a
horse - and while mucking out stalls, polishing
tack and rubbing down mounts.
Both of my parents were accomplished competitive
equestrians, and passing down that knowledge and
love to their children involved many family trips from
our Chicago home to the lands and natural areas that surround the city.
Those lessons taught me the value of hard work, balancing play with responsibility
and seeing a job through. It also showed me rolling prairies,
undulating dunes, and the importance of everyone having access to the
outdoors and recreation.
I built a career in public service
and in the park and recreation
space after earning my degree
at the University of Illinois at
Chicago.
From those formative experiences,
I built a career in public
service and in the park and recreation
space after earning my degree
at the University of Illinois
at Chicago. I spent 13 years as the
general superintendent of the Forest
Preserves of Cook County, one
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of the oldest and the largest forest
preserve systems of its kind in the
country. Before that, I took on various
public service roles, including
multiple leadership positions with
the Chicago Park District, where
I served as director of legislative
and community affairs. In January
2024, I assumed the role of executive
director of the Gaylord and
Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.
This family foundation supports
land conservation, artistic vitality
and cultural collections in the Chicago
region and the Lowcountry
of South Carolina.
I have served on the NRPA
Board of Directors since 2021, and
I am excited to take on the role of
chair of the advocacy committee
and build on its excellent work so

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