NSSRA Awarded PDRMA's Highest Safety Accreditation
We are thrilled to announce that at the end
of 2018 NSSRA received PDRMA’s highest
safety accreditation for the next four years!
PDRMA is NSSRA’s risk management
agency, and throughout 2018 we were
evaluated through an audit called the Loss
Control Review (LCR). This review includes
assessing our internal processes as well
as on-site visits to programs to verify our
safety protocol in action.
implemented to make sure our participants,
staff and families are as safe as reasonably
possible at every turn, and with our newest
accreditation, we hope you can feel even
more confident sending your child to or
working in our programs. Your safety is our
first priority!
PS - Did you know you can nominate a
staff member for his or her outstanding
safety efforts? Visit www.nssra.org/safety
Executive Director Craig Culp and
Because we’re not at all competitive, for details. We love to catch our staff going
Safety Coordinator Meggan Davies with this past year we scored 99.49% and are above and beyond to keep everyone safe!
PDRMA Risk Management Consultant now accredited through 2022! The LCR is
Mary Pederson.
Join NSSRA's Associate Board!
If you are a young professional in your twenties or thirties, passionate about serving people with disabilities or giving back to
your community, we're looking for you! NSSRA is forming an Associate Board of energized individuals to raise awareness and
support of NSSRA's programs and services to the direct benefit of participants. Members of the Associate Board will draw upon
their expertise, personal and professional networks, and creativity to provide additional organizational, advocacy and financial
support to fulfill the agency’s mission.
Interested in joining? To learn more or get involved, please contact Rebekah Lee, Manager of Marketing & Communications,
at [email protected]. We will be hosting an initial open house/interest meeting over the summer, after which the first official NSSRA
Associate Board meeting will take place.
After Serving on NSSRA's Board of Directors for 18 Years,
Liza McElroy Retires from Park District of Highland Park
On February 28, after serving on NSSRA's
Board for 18 years, Park District of
Highland Park (PDHP) Executive Director
Liza McElroy retired. One of our favorites
around here, Liza has been a huge
supporter of NSSRA participants for nearly
thirty years. We got to know Liza back in
the nineties when she started coaching
our Gator Tennis players in our program
hosted (then and now) at Winnetka Park
District. Truly, the rest is history.
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Liza served on NSSRA's Board for nearly
two decades, first through her role as
Executive Director at Winnetka Park
District, and most recently as Executive
Director of PDHP. She has been a familiar
face at so many of our events, whether
the ELA Fun Run, Shining Stars or our
annual Gator picnic. Liza has been a
tremendous advocate of our programs
and services over the years, and we are so
thankful for her commitment to NSSRA!
Happy retirement, Liza!
Liza at last year's ELA Fun Run
at Maplewood Park in Deerfield.
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