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Group Study Exchange. Through this exchange he was able to study recreation and parks planning in
several different countries in the southern Caribbean. And finally, Rene´ was chosen by the National
Recreation and Parks Association as the New England Representative of the Young Professional
Fellowship. This honor allows the recipient to attend the National conference at no cost and is paired
up with a mentor to learn about the various organizations and committees within the National
Recreation and Parks Association. Rene´ may have been the most fortunate beneficiary of the award
as the mentor that was chosen for him is the incoming President of the National Recreation and Parks
Association. Because of that pairing Rene´ was able to make many new contacts from around the
country, learn more about the profession and bring new and innovative ideas back to Hampton.
Dyana Martin is the Director of the Department and oversees the workings of programs and parks as
well as parking lots. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Hampshire with a
major in Leisure Management and Tourism and a minor in Sociology. She also holds a Masters
degree in Business Administration from New Hampshire College. She completed the certification
requirements for parks and recreation professionals and has been a Certified Parks and Recreation
Professional since 1998. She has approximately 16 years of experience in the field of parks and
recreation management that she acquired through Eastman Recreation in Grantham, NH, Kennebunk
Recreation and Parks in Maine and Hampton Recreation and Parks here in NH.
Previous to working for these municipalities, her career started in parks and recreation management
through her college internship at the Walt Disney World Corporation. She was fortunate enough to
learn and gain vast knowledge and experience from one of the leaders in the industry. Dyana
graduated from Disney University by completing the Walt Disney World College Program Business
Seminars while working for Walt Disney World. There she got to learn business techniques in a
commercial recreation setting. Over the years, Dyana has earned more education in her field. Dyana
has graduated from three National Recreation and Parks Schools. Outside of formal education, Dyana
adds to her knowledge base with the ever changing and growing trends in recreation and parks
management by networking and keeping involved in State, Local and National organizations in parks
and recreation. She has sat on the Executive Board of the New Hampshire Recreation and Parks
Association and was the first woman to be President of the New England Park Association. She was
elected to two separate branches of the NRPA. She is a New England Representatives on American
Parks and Recreation Society and a board member on the New England Regional Council. Honors
that she has been awarded include: the Thomas I. Hines Scholarship Award, Northeast New Agenda-
Woman’s Hall of Fame, New England Park Association President’s Award, Team USA/Team
Australia- Group Study Exchange, and
the Outstanding Professional for
Recreation from the NHAHPERD.
In addition to these four full time
recreation professionals we have Vic
DeMarco, Parking Lot Supervisor, who
works full time throughout the summer
season for our Department, running the
municipal parking lots on the beach.
Vic brings many years of experience to
the Department from the Hampton
Police Department where he retired as a
Captain in 1999. From that position in
Town government, Vic went to the
Parking lot Supervisor position in our
department in 2000.
Hampton Summer Festival
Officer Dick Bateman with Gracie & Duncan Cragg
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