Recreation Supervisor
Paradise Recreation and Park District
Paradise, California
Scott Amick joined the Paradise Recreation and Park District in April of 2020 and has since coordinated grant programs with nearly half a million dollars in grant program funding. Connecting trauma informed, nature-based experiential education with at risk youth, neurodiverse populations, and the general public, Mr. Amick’s team has lead over 100 field trips to various sites across the District. In addition to managing these field trips and excursion programs, Scott joined PRPD with event management experience which was quickly put to use. Implementing new events such as the Dive In Movie at the Paradise Pool, Astronomy at the Lake (community kayaking at Paradise Lake followed by an on-shore astronomy tour), Bags and Beans (cornhole tournament and chili cook-off), the Classic Car and Motorcycle Show, the Subaru Sponsored “Subie Special” car show, Polar Paddlefest (a New Year kayak race at Paradise Lake), a drive-in movie theater during the Pandemic when social distancing rules closed down traditional recreational programming, an outdoor Baseball Movie Series which utilized PRPD parks for a free community movie night, the free-to-the-community PRPD 75th Anniversary Celebration (BBQ, live music, ice cream and cake, photo gallery of the District’s 75 years of service), and Fall Family Fun Fest, the small but mighty event. Staff have been hard at work bringing new services to the community while supporting the traditional events that the Ridge has become well known for. Mr. Amick will assist this project in event design, marketing, logistics, safety planning, and staff management areas.
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Resilience, Recreation, and Recovery: The Role of Parks and Recreation in the Rebirth of Paradise
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM PST