2025 WVRPA Conference Agenda

Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

• 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Attendee Registration & Vendor Setup

• 12:00 PM – Golfer Luncheon at Legends Sport Bar

• 1:00 PM – John Cooper Memorial Classic Golf Scramble

• 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Vendor Free Beer Hour sponsored by Thrasher Group & Bluegrass Recreation

• 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM – Welcome Social with music by Optimus Riff. Sponsored by Cunningham Recreation

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

• 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM – Breakfast Buffet

• 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM – Attendee Registration

• 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM – Coffee with the Vendors sponsored by  GAI Consultants | Community Solutions Group 

• 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM – Keynote Speaker, John McGovern presents, “Parks and Recreation in West Virginia: Wild, Wonderful, and Accessible”

• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Coffee with the Vendors sponsored by  GAI Consultants | Community Solutions Group 

• 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Speaker Session w/ Mike Fingeroth, “Designing a Spray Park A to Z”

• 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – Lunch with the Vendors!

• 30 Minute – BREAK & Vendor Tear Down

• 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM – Coach Bus Transfer

• 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM – WVU OEDC Site Visit Session – “West Run Trail System”

• 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM – Coach Bus Transfer

• 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Speaker Session with Jim Christie “Advancing the RV Park Experience”

• 1 Hour – BREAK

• 6:00 PM – WVRPA Dinner & Auction  Sponsored by Omni Architects 

Thursday, October 9th, 2025

• 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM – Breakfast Buffet

• 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM – Speaker Session with John McGovern & Tatum Story “Accessibility in our Parks”

• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Speaker Session with Jesse Cecil “You got the grant, now what?!”

• 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Speaker Session with Shellie Humphrey with the West Virginia State Auditor’s Office “Challenges Smaller Agencies Face”

• 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – WVRPA Awards Luncheon & Awards

• 1:00 PM – 2025 WVRPA Conference Adjourns

• 1:15 PM - WVRPA Board Meeting

• 2:00 PM - Bonus Event! Guided tour of West Virginia University’s Recreation Center with Craig Boegner, Associate Director of Campus Recreation at WVU.