Jason Chadock is a nationally recognized recreation industry strategist and former department director specializing in sustainable leadership and work-life integration for recreation professionals. With over two decades managing municipal recreation departments, Jason has helped more than 100 leaders reduce their work weeks by 5+ hours while elevating program quality, revenue, and team performance through his proprietary Integration Method™. He is a sought-after speaker and trainer at state and national recreation conferences. Jason’s practical frameworks address the unique challenges of recreation management, including strategic delegation, boundary-setting, and team leadership. Passionate about helping leaders serve their communities without burnout, he empowers recreation professionals to reclaim their personal lives while driving impact.
Key Accomplishments:
- 2023 & 2024 NRPA/AARPA Gold Medal Award Finalist Winner (Macedonia)
- Created departments first rolling Strategic and 5-year Capital Plan
- 2019 CAPRA Accreditation (Fort Collins)
- 2017 Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award Winner (Fort Collins)
- 2016 NISC Accredited Senior Center (Fort Collins)
- Lead teams to open 6 new recreational facilities
- Lead teams to perform major renovations to 6 facilities
Over his career, Jason has attended many training courses and accumulated certifications which have guided his leadership. Some certifications to note:
- Jon Gordon Certified Speaker/Trainer: The Energy Bus, The Power of Positive Leadership, The Power of a Positive Team, Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to Be Difficult, and The 7 Commitments of a Great Team.
- 3D Coaching Institute: The D stands for Dimensions, coaching with a framework of purpose leading the skills, mind, and heart.
The above experiences have led Jason to speaking on, and training in, existing certification realms while also creating his own material that has been developed over years of work in leadership and the parks and recreation field. If we don’t have something you are looking for, we can develop it to fit your organization’s needs.
