ORPA Leadership Academy
2025-2026 Projects
From the 2025-2026 cohort, details about individuals and their projects can be found below. To view a project, download the project file under the individual's name. To read more about each individual, visit their blog post on ORPA website by clicking Blog.

2025-2026
Zsolt Lehoczky
Portland Parks & Recreation
Building Operational Infrastructure: A Standardized Onboarding & Workforce Systems Model for Natural Area Management
Create a centralized manual that standardizes training, improves information access, and supports efficient and coordinated land stewardship operations.

2025 - 2026
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Portland Parks & Recreation
Community Engagement and Beautification
Design a community-created rooftop mural that increases visibility of Montavilla Community Center, engages local artists and residents, and builds an ongoing program for community involvement and site awareness.

2025 - 2026
Adam Kau
Bend Park & Recreation District
The "Playback" Form
Modernizing Customer Feedback Documentation
Redesign the patron feedback system to create a streamlined, trackable process for collecting, responding to, and archiving comments and suggestions to improve service quality and accountability.

2025 - 2026
Torin Tostanoski
Lincoln City Parks & Recreation
Free Water Safety Educational Series
Create a three-part public water safety education series in partnership with local and national organizations to deliver engaging, expert-led instruction on safe recreation in pools, waterways, lakes, and coastal environments.

2025 - 2026
Peter Swinton
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Aligning Park Level-of-Service with Long-Range Goals: Comparing Common Models
Evaluate and align THPRD’s park level-of-service methodology with its 2023 Comprehensive Plan goals and identify alternative approaches for more effective resource allocation and decision-making.

2025-2026
Adam Stebbins
Benton County
McBee Campground Reimagined: Where Legacy Meets the Next Generation
Develop a management and stewardship plan for Hubert K. McBee Park & Campground that supports sustainable recreation, protects natural resources, and strengthens regional trail and park connectivity.

2025-2026
Michael Wiese
Portland Parks & Recreation
Interactive Workbook for Youth -- Poolside Path
Develop an engaging, interactive handbook with a game-based activity system that educates children and families about water safety while promoting participation in Portland Parks & Recreation’s aquatic programs.

2025 - 2026
Cinthya Rodriguez Méndez
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Create a set of neurodiversity support kits and accompanying staff education materials that promote inclusion, enhance workplace accessibility, and strengthen understanding of neurodiverse experiences across THPRD programs and teams.

2025 - 2026
Hanna Dörnhofer
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Growing a Diverse Green Workforce: Internships, Pathways, and Partnerships
Expand and strengthen youth environmental workforce pathways by enhancing THPRD internships, building regional partnerships, and improving job transitions for BIPOC youth.







