Ryan Hegreness

Senior Consultant | CPRE

ryan.hegreness@berrydunn.com

Ryan, a Senior Consultant in the firm's Parks, Recreation, Libraries practice, has over two decades of park, recreation, and local government experience across five states. His experience includes leadership roles in a variety of settings, including a small New England village, one of the fifty largest cities in America, growing suburban communities, and Colorado’s largest park and recreation district. His teams have been nationally recognized for their innovation, creative programming, industry-leading marketing, and exceptional cultural events.

As a second-generation parks and recreation professional, Ryan is passionate about the vital role parks play in shaping individuals and communities. With his childhood home located inside a 65-acre community park, he grew up seeing communities connect and lives change through the power of parks and recreation.

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Experience highlights

Ryan is known as an innovator, collaborator, and educator. He has presented hundreds of sessions at conferences across North America, serves on the NRPA Revenue Development and Management School Board of Regents, and previously co-managed the Brand+Aid Marketing and Social Media conference. Ryan enjoys connecting with colleagues across the country, supporting creativity, and fostering strong business practices.

Ryan's clients benefit from his expertise in:

Master planning
Strategic planning
Marketing strategy
Local government innovation
Community and stakeholder engagement
Cultural affairs
Cost recovery
Training and coaching
Business operations
Organization assessments

Presentations and publications

Ryan has delivered hundreds of education sessions, keynote addresses, and workshops on the topics of park and recreation marketing, branding, government innovation, revenue generation, artificial intelligence, and more.