Meet Dean Rummel

By Katie Rummel, Communications Director – Thompson Rivers Parks & Recreation District and Ally Flanagan, HR Manager – Carbon Valley Park & Recreation District

Dean Rummel has been working in the parks and recreation field for the past twenty years. This hard-working guy from Iowa was with the City of Boulder for a little over twelve years before he became the Executive Director for the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District in May of 2018. Dean is also the current Chair for the CPRA Directors Section where he enjoys being able to work and collaborate with so many other great professionals in the field.

Dean believes in leading by example, and prides himself most on his strong morals and values. He has built an incredible Culture Plan while at

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Counsilman-Hunsaker

IMC: Aquatics for Everyone

Counsilman-Hunsaker offers diverse aquatic solutions for every aquatic facility. We bring aquatics to life with stunning, stateof-the-art facility design, assure facilities meet the needs of the community, and guarantee facilities run safely and sustainably for guests and operators. Whether an architect, developer, owner, or operator, Counsilman-Hunsaker brings aquatics to everyone.

Founded in 1970 by swimming pioneers James “Doc”

Counsilman and Joe Hunsaker, Counsilman-Hunsaker has been established as the trusted industry authority and respected thought leader in aquatics, completing thousands of aquatic projects in all fifty states and internationally.

CVPRD which focuses internally to grow and develop staff. With this he was able to create and hire two new director level positions. These directors will continue to focus internally and allow Dean to work externally with community partners to continue to provide exceptional recreational programs and facilities to a rapidly growing community.

Outside of the office Dean spends many hours on either a softball field or basketball court. He loves coaching and watching his two daughters doing what they love most. He truly is the best #girldad there is!

Based in St. Louis with locations in Dallas, Denver, San Diego, and Ann Arbor, Counsilman-Hunsaker offers a full circle of expertise unavailable anywhere else in the aquatic industry, including:

• Physical and engineering audits

• Aquatic feasibility studies and master planning

• Commercial aquatic design, drawings, and construction documents

• Aquatic operational support for risk management, training, and compliance

• Cloud-based applications supporting operations, training, and risk management (HydroApps™)

With over five decades of unique expertise and unique partnerships, Counsilman-Hunsaker’s design projects can be seen in universities, municipalities, school districts, hotels, condos, wellness centers, and military bases, while planning and operations services have profoundly impacted hundreds of communities and enhanced the safety and sustainability of their pools.

We bring aquatics to life with stunning, state-of-the-art facility design, assure facilities meet the needs of the community, and guarantee facilities run safely and sustainably for guests and operators.