Passionate – Dedicated – Professional

Jenise began working with Ballard*King & Associates in 2015 and brings over 30 years of experience in parks and recreation. During her time with B*K, Jenise has utilized a robust recreation background combined with data and analysis to guide clients through their projects. Her involvement with projects includes feasibility studies and operational assessments.

Prior to joining B*K, Jenise held a variety of positions with both public and private recreation agencies. She served as Assistant Director of Parks, Recreation & Art for the City of Chaska, MN; Ice Arena Manager, Recreation Center Manager and Administrative Manager for the Town of Breckenridge Recreation Department, CO; and Recreation Coordinator for the City of St. Peters, MO. In addition, she worked for private recreation facilities in Texas and Georgia and has served on a number of recreation related non-profit boards.

Jenise has experience with a variety of operationaland leadership models, from subsidized recreationto enterprise models to for-profit facilities. She hasexperience with operations, programming, marketing and administrative practices for recreation facilities and multifacility departments. Jenise has helped lead the approval, design, and renovation of projects in excess of $17 million, and managed both indoor and outdoor facilities. One of Jenise’s strengths is creativity and marketing, combined with the ability to create new, interesting and successful revenue-generating programs.

Jenise has spoken and presented to Town/City Councils, Citizen Advisory Boards, and recreation organizations, such as the National Recreation and Parks Association, Athletic Business, Colorado Parks and Recreation Association, and the Ice Sports Industry. She served as an Assistant Media Supervisor for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. All of these varying roles have shaped her appreciation for the challenges of successfully navigating within a variety of leadership and organizations to reach common goals.

SELECT RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• Upper Macungie Community Center Operations Plan and Feasibility Study, Upper Macungie Township, PA
• Pembroke Pines Master Plan, Pembroke Pines, FL
• Plymouth Aquatic Market Assessment, Plymouth, MN
• Gladstone Museum & Special Event Market Assessment, Gladstone, MO
• Brentwood Market Assessment, Brentwood, MO