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January 13, 2012 
Atkins' Caborn among first to earn mastery-level certification for
park and recreation professionals
 

Orlando, FL – Kristin Caborn, Atkins project manager for planning and landscape architecture, recently earned the Certified Park and Recreation Executive (CPRE) certification granted by the National Certification Board in conjunction with the National Recreation and Park Association. The CPRE program recognizes advanced skills and competencies related to the professional practice and delivery of park and recreation programs and services. Caborn is among the first ever to earn this new certification.

To earn the CPRE certification, individuals must hold a current Certified Park and Recreation Professional certification; meet specific requirements for education and experience; and successfully pass an exam covering a comprehensive set of topics including communication, finance, human resources, operations, and planning.

Caborn has extensive parks and recreation management and planning experience with Atkins, including managing several multimillion-dollar parks and recreation projects and providing master plan implementation and phasing plans services for public sector clients. She is the former Parks and Recreation Director for the City of St. Cloud, Florida, where she was actively involved in all aspects of park planning, including public involvement and facilitation. Caborn also specializes in environmental design strategies that help stop crime, and she is certified as a Florida Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Practitioner.

“Kristin was part of the first class ever to take the CPRE exam, and she was one of only 52 people in the nation who passed. This is an important achievement for Kristin, whose expertise further enhances Atkins’ impressive portfolio of parks planning and design capabilities,” says Atkins associate vice president Willson McBurney, RLA.

CPRE establishes a national standard for managerial, administrative, and executive parks and recreation professionals and focuses on the practical knowledge and current real-world skills necessary in today’s changing park and recreation environment. It signifies to the public that the leaders of park and recreation agencies seek to uphold the highest standards of service for the communities they serve.

For more information about the CPRE, go to www.nrpa.org/cpre.

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The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing park, recreation and conservation efforts that enhance quality of life for all people. Through its network of 20,000 recreation and park professionals and citizens, NRPA encourages the promotion of healthy lifestyles, recreation initiatives, and conservation of natural and cultural resources. For more information, visit www.NRPA.org. For digital access to NRPA’s flagship publication, Parks & Recreation, visit www.parksandrec-magazine.org.

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Carol Hobbs
Communications Director, North America
Tel: +1 407.806.4139
carol.hobbs@atkinsglobal.com

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Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies*, employing some 17,700 people across the UK, North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Europe. It has the breadth and depth of expertise to plan, design, and enable some of the world's most technically challenging and time critical infrastructure projects.

*It is the largest engineering consultancy in the UK (New Civil Engineer Consultants File 2011) and the 13th largest international design firm (Engineering News-Record 2011).

Recent projects include:

  • Critical program management of storm protection works in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Southern Louisiana, providing expertise in coastal restoration, engineering, environmental and GIS support to rebuild defenses and protect habitats.

  • Architectural and construction phase services for the new Tyndall Air Force Base Fitness Center, meeting LEED Platinum standards without impact to project cost.

  • Equal partner in a joint venture that is providing full-service program/project management support for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, a $7.8-billion project encompassing ecological restoration, water storage, flood control, and recreation.

  • Key transit projects – member of joint venture providing general engineering consultant team for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and project management oversight contractor for the Federal Transit Administration for major transit projects throughout the US.

  • Lead firm on the Ascend, Joint Venture, LLC team, which is designing the $1.2-billion Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal roadway system at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

  • Meeting stringent nutrient removal requirements for wastewater treatment plants in the Chesapeake Bay area through design of upgrades to Howard County, Maryland’s Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant, and design and construction of enhanced nutrient removal facilities at Anne Arundel County’s Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant.

  • Multi-year architecture-engineering construction management services for the National Park Service in the USA, including projects such as rehabilitation of the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and Administrative Complex at California’s Death Valley to meet the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification standards.
 

Kristin L. Caborn

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