Live / Designing for What Comes Next: Stewardship as Social Infrastructure

Includes a Live Web Event on 05/13/2026 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

Parks don’t succeed because they’re built well. They succeed because they’re stewarded well. This interactive session explores stewardship as social infrastructure. Participants will examine power dynamics shaping outcomes and co-create a Stewardship Starter Plan integrating financial health, advocacy, care, and succession to support resilient, community-supported places.

Learning Outcomes:

Differentiate between maintenance and stewardship and describe how stewardship functions as social infrastructure that supports long-term park success.
Identify how power dynamics between project vision, leadership, community priorities, and available resources influence stewardship outcomes.
Explain the value of co-creating stewardship during the design process, including how it shapes design decisions, aligns roles, and builds long-term capacity.
Develop a basic Stewardship Starter Plan that includes key pillars such as financial health, awareness and advocacy, care and maintenance, and succession.

Joy Kuebler, RLA

President

Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC

Joy Kuebler, RLA, ASLA is Trustee for the NY Upstate Chapter ASLA, and President of Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC an award winning firm with work focusing on the human experience in the landscape. Joy has shared her experience of empowerment through play from the TEDx stage and successfully uses play to empower communities and inform her design process.

Joy was recognized as the 2016 Ellen Shipman Distinguished Private Practitioner by the NYUASLA Chapter. Her firm has been recognized as a Buffalo Fast Track Company and one of Key Banks’ Most Innovative Small Businesses. In 2020 Joy launched a new company; PLAYCE Studio, which has the mission of transforming the world of engagement and design.

Cheryl Salazar

Entrepreneur

Cheryl graduated from California Baptist University’s Master of Public Administration program with a passion for community and recreation. Cheryl has over 15 years in the recreation industry including with the City of Fontana, Riverside County and City of San Marcos, California. She has managed operations, marketing, training, budgeting, nonprofits and events over the years.

Her professional career started as a lifeguard in her hometown which grew her enthusiasm and creativity for helping people. As she moved up in her field, she was involved in expanding engagement opportunities to the communities her employers served. Cheryl is now an entrepreneur and involved with PLAYCE Studio as a partner.

This session will offer the following credits:


0.2 IACET CEU	2.0 AIA HSW LU	2.0 LA CES HSW PDH

CEUs for a total of 1.5 Professional Development Hours (0.2 IACET CEU / 2.0 AIA HSW LU / 2.0 LA CES HSW PDH) will be provided to learners meeting the following requirements:

Be present for 95% of the duration of the learning event;
Participate in activities and discussion throughout;
Complete assessment with 80% mastery of learning outcome;
Complete feedback/evaluation survey.

CEUs can be applied toward NRPA CPRP/CPRE renewal. To obtain your CEU, please visit the "Event Details" tab above to complete the associated components for this event.

Instructor(s) Disclosures:

The instructors of this training webinar are employed by PlayCore and disclose an interest in attendees partnering with PlayCore on their play and recreation initiatives.

Speakers Disclosures:

The opinions of the speakers in these events do not necessarily reflect the views of PlayCore and its brands.

Notes:

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