History of the Hilton-Parma Recreation Department
In December of 1957, the Boards of Trustees of the Village of Hilton and the Town of Parma voted to join together to operate and maintain a community youth recreation program. Mr. Joseph Pasquarella was hired as the department’s first part-time director of the program beginning January 1, 1958. Through the next 19 years, the Hilton-Parma Recreation Department became an important fixture within the community expanding leisure opportunities to a point where the decision was made to hire a full-time Director of Recreation to oversee the department operations. In January 1977, Mr. Bob Dionisio was our communities first full-time Director of Recreation and subsequently five other individuals have followed in his foot steps.
| Jan 1977- Aug 1978 |
Mr. Bob Dionisio |
| Aug 1978 - Sept 1981 |
Mr. Ted Welch |
| Sept 1981 - Jan 1982 |
Ms. Jennifer Pomeroy |
| Apr 1982 - Dec 1984 |
Mr. Mark Allen |
| Jan 1985 - Mar 1988 |
Mr. Mark Gasche |
| Apr 1988 - Present |
Mr. Steven Fowler |
The present administrative staff of the Hilton-Parma Recreation Department is made up of five full-time and one part-time individual. They watch over the department operations consisting of over 400 programs and special events with a support staff consisting of four part-time permanent employees, 26 seasonal employees and approximately six dozen contractual staff. The department also coordinates 403 volunteers who committed 7,778 hours of service this past year.
The staff are members of the New York State Recreation & Park Society, the Genesee Valley Recreation & Parks Society, represented on Monroe County’s Youth Service Quality Council, members of the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, and the International Council of Active Aging. The Director is a member in good standing of the National Recreation & Parks Association. The department is a Nationally Accredited Agency through CAPRA and the NRPA. Two staff members also hold professional certification classifications through NYSRPS.
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