Alumni Profiles | Human Performance and Recreation | BYU-Idaho

# Alumni Profiles

## Community Career Paths Alumni

In Recreation Management, one of the highest areas for employment is within Community Recreation. This includes facilities such as city community centers, YMCA, and Sports Centers. The median income for an individual working within Community Recreation falls between $64,000-$71,000 annually.

Dana

****Economic Development Director**** 
Salary: $75,000/year 
 
Dana assists new and expanding businesses, works in entrepreneurial efforts within the community, maintains the employee talent pipeline, and works on creating apprentice programs. She is also an adjunct faculty member here at BYU-Idaho and teaches Program Management and online courses. 
 
Learn more about an economic development career

Mitchell

****Recreation Coordinator**** 
Salary: $45,000/year 
 
Mitchell works as the Recreation Coordinator. He runs all the city's youth and adult sporting programs. He also manages the fitness personnel and fitness classes, youth summer camps, and sports camps. 
 
Learn more about a recreation coordinator career

## Natural Resources Alumni

Natural resource managers facilitate outdoor recreation in natural settings. They seek to understand how people connect with nature and work to promote a sense of stewardship for the environment. Professionals in this discipline work in diverse settings, ranging from wilderness to urban environments.

Cindy

****Education Coordinator**** 
Salary: $42,000 
 
Cindy is the Education Coordinator for an all-boys therapeutic boarding school. She helps to communicate the education process to the students, parents, therapists, and staff members. She helps young men at her school achieve their academic goals. As there are many students who have either high functioning Asperger's or autism, she helps to break down the big picture from them and teach them in a way they can better understand. 
 
Learn more about being an education coordinator

Lynnette

****Park Ranger**** 
Salary: $27,000 ¾ time 
 
Lynnette is in charge of creating a calendar of events for the summer and winter seasons. She helps build interpretive programs, coordinates special events, and works with outside partnerships. She also does all the marketing and management of social media for the park, as well as volunteer coordination. 
 
Learn more about becoming a park ranger

AORE Career Center AEE Job Search USA Job Search 
 
Natural Resource Management Links 
 
Natural Resource Government Jobs Coolworks Job Search 
 
ACA Camps Job Center 
 
NAI Interpretive Career Center Outdoor Education NAAEE

## Commercial Recreation Management Alumni

Commercial Recreation management is recreation-related products or services by private enterprise for a fee, with the long-term intent of being profitable.

Rob

****Director of Outdoor Activities**** 
Salary: $60,000 
 
Rob oversees and manages all outdoor adventure programs, the rock climbing wall, ropes course, as well as the equipment rentals shop. He leads or manages over 100 outdoor trips every year. 
 
Learn more about being an activities director

Dan

****United States Olympic Committee**** 
Salary: $62,000 
 
Dan is in charge of the Paralympic athlete pipeline development program. He utilizes the partnerships he builds to help athletes engage in sports, get involved in consistent program training, and receive classification. Dan also works on athlete identification and development to determine Paralympic eligibility. He strives to promote awareness, helping others to realize they can participate in sports despite impairments. 
 
Learn more about paralympic sports development

Resort & Commercial Recreation Association Hospitality Jobs 
 
Resort Jobs Mountain Jobs 
 
Career Jet - Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Tourism Jobs Abroad 
 
Cruise Ship Jobs 
 
Hospitality Jobs Marriott Careers First Hospitality Groups 
 
Remington Hospitality 
 
Monster CoolWorks American Camping Association 
 
Convention Management 
 
Indeed ZipRecruiter Recreation Management Jobs

## Therapeutic Recreation Alumni

Therapeutic Recreation (TR) is one of the fastest growing health-related professions. A Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) can serve individuals with developmental, mental, and physical disabilities. BYU-I's program allows students the opportunity for hands-on experience and to become certified by the National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC).

Elicia

****Therapeutic Recreation Specialist**** 
Salary: $30,000/year (increases with experience) 
 
As a TR Specialist working at a treatment center, Elicia creates and implements group and individual tasks to meet the needs of the teens. As part of this, she plans an adventure program that the kids can go through. She is over the patients who have high functioning autism. Elicia helps them by creating activities to build their sense of teamwork, communication, social skills, and mood management. 
 
Learn more about being a recreational therapist

Kelsi

****Recreation Therapist**** 
Salary: $60,886-$74,205 
 
Kelsi works as a Recreation Therapist to medical foster home patients and veterans who want to be independent but still need a caregiver. She assesses, plans, and implements treatments for hospice patients to provide end-of-life comfort care. 
 
Learn more about recreation therapy

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