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CONFERENCE
2023
ANNUAL
2023 NRPA Annual Conference
Day 2 General Session
W
ith an outstanding track record in leading, innovating and
collaborating, Katrina Adams is the first African American
to lead the United States Tennis Association (USTA),
the first two-term chairman and president (2015-2018) and
the first former player to hold that honor.
Under her tutelage, the USTA
achieved several major milestones,
including the opening of the USTA
National Campus and the transformation
of the USTA Billie Jean King
National Tennis Center, and led an
outreach effort into underserved communities
to share the sport of tennis.
The former Women's Tennis
Association Tour player competed
for 12 years and won 20 doubles
titles in her career. Adams
sits on several nonprofit boards
and committees, including being
vice president of the prestigious
International Tennis Federation,
chairperson of the Billie Jean
King Cup Committee, chairperson
of the Advantage All Committee
(formerly known as Gender
Equality in Tennis Committee),
executive board member of the International
Tennis Hall of Fame,
and executive director/president
of the Harlem Junior Tennis and
Education Program. She also has
branched onto boards in the private
sector, including Pivotal Acquisition
Corp, GSE Worldwide
and Athletes Unlimited, as well as
served in several advisory roles.
Her maiden novel Own the
Arena was published by Harper
Collins Publishers, Amistad Books,
February 23, 2021.
NRPA is excited to feature Adams
during the 2023 NRPA Annual
Conference Day 2 General Session
keynote on Wednesday, October
11, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison
Convention Center in Dallas.
Panel Discussion - The Ball
Is in Our Court: Leveraging
the Power of Parks and
Recreation to Advance
Youth Sports Equity
Sports provide a pathway for youth
to develop healthy habits, build relationships
with peers and adults,
and thrive in school and their future
careers. However, not all kids
have access
to
these opportuniPark
and recreation professionals are
catalysts for advancing youth sports
equity.
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ties. As one of the largest providers
of youth sports in the nation,
park and recreation professionals
are catalysts for advancing youth
sports equity in their communities.
On Wednesday, October 11, join
us for the Day 2 General Session
panel discussion, The Ball Is in Our
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Katrina Adams will be delivering the
Day 2 keynote speech at the 2023
NRPA Annual Conference in Dallas.
Court: Leveraging the Power of Parks
and Recreation to Advance Youth
Sports Equity in which our experts
will take a deep dive into this topic.
During this one-hour session, moderator
Anthony-Paul (AP) Diaz,
superintendent
of Seattle Parks
and Recreation, will be joined by
panelists Cal Dobbs, Jason Sacks,
Kari Miller and Lily Sunarjardi to
discuss the following:
* How the power of parks and recreation
creates positive outcomes
for youth
* The social, emotional, physical
and mental health benefits of
youth sports
* How park and recreation professionals
can create more inclusive
programs and spaces so all youth
can play
Don't miss what's sure to be an
engaging and highly informative
keynote and panel discussion!
PHOTO COURTESY OF KATRINA ADAMS
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