APPOINTMENTS.

The Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) in Northfield, Illinois, announced the hiring of Dawn R. Schaefer as its manager of inclusion services. Schaefer, who has an M.A. in therapeutic recreation from Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, completed her graduate internship at NSSRA in 1997. "Since she interned for us, she has gained some great experience and will do a great job in inclusion" said Superintendent of Recreation Tracey Crawford. Schaefer started May 1, 2000.

Schaefer, who holds the CTRS credential, will oversee the extensive support NSSRA provides for registrants with disabilities who seek recreation opportunities alongside people without disabilities. Her group of employees assesses the need for accommodations in recreation programs, coordinate accommodations, prepare behavior plans, and evaluate the effectiveness of placements. She also works closely with Crawford to train recreation staff about how to best support inclusion and manages cooperative programs with other agencies.

NSSRA is a partnership of ten park districts and two municipalities in the suburbs north of Chicago and coordinates recreation for people with disabilities in those communities. NSSRA marks its 30th anniversary this year.

Paul Walsh has been named facilities administrator for the City of Westerville, Ohio. Parks and Recreation Department. Walsh was previously employed as the director of parks and recreation for the City of Mason, Ohio. In his new position, he will oversee four major recreation facilities in the City of Westerville: Westerville Senior Center, Everal Barn and Homestead Historic Site, the Highlands Aquatic Complex, and a new multimillion-dollar community center, which is scheduled to open by the end of 2001.

Phyllis Self has been named recreation superintendent for the City of Westerville, Ohio, Parks and Recreation Department. Self came from the City of Kettering, Ohio, Parks and Recreation Department, where she was employed as the program supervisor. In Westerville, she will be in charge of all recreation programming, including preschool, youth, teen, adult, senior, and special populations, as well as special events. She is currently the newsletter editor for the Recreation Programmers Division of NRPA and is co-chairing the 2000 Programming Our World (P.O.W.) Conference.

Robert H. Fouche, formerly administrator, Support Services, has been promoted to deputy director, Memphis Division of Park Services. He has served the Division for nearly 30 years.