National Recreation and Park Association rebuilds parks to showcase their role in bringing communities together Tulipane Nine years ago, when a recruiter asked Barbara Tulipane if she would be willing to lead the National Recreation and Park Association, she wasn't interested at first. She was CEO of the Electronic Retailing Association and the proposed job didn't seem a good fit. "When I got the call for this organization, at first I was like ‘That is too much of a difference,'" Tulipane said. "But I thought about it and it really spoke to my heart. I love the outdoors and so it kept nagging at me. I called them back and said ‘Yes, I would like to explore this.'" She… Read More