Idris Jassim Al-Oboudi ادريس جاسم العبودي ialiraqi@hotmail.com ialoboudi@citymb.info Idris is a nationally recognized Recreation and Parks professional and public speaker. A Highly motivating, energetic, passionate leader with vision and a pragmatic approach to recreation issues and needs, has been working in the field of Recreation for the Past 28 years. He is currently the Manager of Parks and Recreation for the City of Manhattan Beach California. Idris is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and State / National and International notoriety and acclaim. In February, 2008 Idris, received the Professional Distinguished Service Award. This is the highest award bestowed by the NRPA Pacific Southwest Regional Council. It recognizes professionals in the Region who have consistently given outstanding service to the park, recreation and conservation movement on the State, National and in the case of Mr. Al-Oboudi the international level. He also received the 2007 NRPA’s Program Excellence Award for Special Event. In February, 2008 Idris, received Los Angeles County Special Commendation Award form forth District Supervisor Mr. Don Knabe. This Commendation is in recognition of dedicated service to the affairs of the community and for the civic pride demonstrated by numerous contributions for the benefit of all the citizens of Los Angeles County California. In March- 2006 Idris received The California Park & Recreation Society’s (CPRS Over 4000 in Membership) highest Award and Citation that recognizes outstanding contributions to CPRS and the parks, recreation, and/or human serves profession. This award also recognizes his contributions that significantly affect the parks & recreation profession on a regional, sectional, state & national level. Idris was honored for his contributions to the profession and commitment to the Creating Community VIP Action Plan. Both in 2005 and 2006 Idris received the California Parks and Recreation Society’s President’s Award for outstanding Leadership and dedicated service to the parks and recreation profession in California. In 2004 Al-Oboudi was the first Chair of California Parks and Recreation Society’s Youth Sports and Fitness Task Force (Initiative) in charge of providing modality, revamping and re-directing the youth sports experience in California municipalities and organizations. This Plan was rolled out in fall 2005 and is being implemented state and nation wide starting in spring 2006. Mr. Al-Oboudi was in the lead as a creator and organizer of the Rally in support of Youth Sports and Fitness at the California State Capital on March-8-2007 during the CPRS annual Conference. Mr. Al-Oboudi is a 25 year member of the CPRS & a long time member of the NRPA. He has served the CPRS membership in many areas, he was the Education Program Chair of the 2008, CPRS Conference, and served in the same capacity in 2004. He has been and Advisor for the CPRS Director of Education for the CPRS CONF 2003-2005& 2006. He was elected as Southern CA CPRS Administrators Section representative serving from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Al-Oboudi is a frequent contributor to leadership workshops and meetings on recreation issues in Local Collages, Universities, and California Cities, community organizations, CPRS, NRPA and nation wide organizations. Mr. Al-Oboudi Developed a proto type frame work for Vision Insight Planning and Programming (Purpose Driven Programming). This tool was further developed and adopted in Programming for Community and youth recreation, cultural and social activities (Purpose Driven Programming) for the Islamic Community in the USA and the World. This is the First Vision Insight Planning programming tool developed for Muslim Organizations world wide. This ground braking work is a prelude to a comprehensive Initiative Mr. Al-Oboudi is Envisioning, Espousing and Creating, for the Muslim Community in the USA. A 25 year resident of the Cal

1. The California Park & Recreation Society’s Citation Award recognizes
outstanding contributions to CPRS and the parks, recreation, and/or human
serves profession. The recipient’s contributions significantly affect the parks
& recreation profession on a regional, sectional, state or national level.
This 2005 Citation Award recipient is being honored for his contributions to
the profession and commitment to the Creating Community VIP Action
Plan. Around the City of Manhattan Beach, where he has worked to for the
past 20 years, Idris Jassim Al-Oboudi is known for his creative
programming ideas and results-oriented solutions to community problems.
In his duties as Recreation Services Manager, Idris has successfully
incorporated the VIP vision, mission and benefits statements into all aspects
of the department operations. Everything the department produces including
the city newsletter, the recreation guide, program brochures, a monthly cable
television program, flyers, banners or other promotional material explain
how the activity or program fulfills one or more of the VIP core mission
areas and why it is important to the community, In addition, staff trainings
indoctrinate Manhattan Beach leaders with VIP Action Plan statements and
program are created and evaluated on their adherence to the plan.
Most recently, Idris is leading the CPRS Youth Sports and Fitness Task
Force, which is implementing the partnership with the National Alliance for
Youth Sports. Idris’ team has prepared a roadmap for agencies to easily
incorporate and implement positive youth coaching and parental support
strategies into their own youth sports programs. Using the strategies from
the National Alliance for Youth Sports and the core mission statements from
CPRS, Idris and his task force provided a modality for revamping and
redirecting the youth sports experience in California municipalities and
organizations. The plan was rolled out last fall and will be implemented
statewide this spring.
Please join me in recognizing Idris Jassim Al-Oboudi as a 2005 CPRS
Citation Award recipient for his outstanding leadership, creativity, and
dedication to park & recreation profession.
Jane H. Adams, CPRS Executive Director
7971 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95832
916/665-2777 (F) 916/665-9149 jane@cprs.org
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2. Californians need parks and recreation! Californians have gained 360M
pounds in the last 10 years! More than 1/4 of our children and more than 1/2
of our adults are overweight. Poor diet and physical inactivity are the
second leading causes of death and disablitlity. Parks and recreation...spaces
to play and be active!
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