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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">March 7, 2023
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><b><u><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529;background:white">Gov. Little announces appointments to Idaho Park and
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of <b>Charles “Chuck” Roady</b>,<b> Hugh
Cooke</b>,<b> </b>and<b> Amy Manning </b>to the Idaho Park and Recreation Board.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">The board is comprised of six gubernatorially appointed members tasked with providing citizen oversight of the
Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR). Each of the members represent one of Idaho’s six IDPR districts. The board also appoints and supervises the IDPR director.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">Roady </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">replaces
Doug Eastwood, who has represented District 1 since 2017. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Roady recently retired from the timber industry after more than 45 years of managing
the forest product business F. H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Company. Roady spent the last 18 years as the Vice President, General Manager, and Board Member of Stolze. While serving in these roles, Roady worked on many natural resource management, land, and wildlife
conservation projects. Before serving at Stolze, Roady owned and operated a resource management consulting company that facilitated multi-party conservation and resource management projects for clients, including the Cities of Boise and Bonners Ferry, The
Nature Conservancy, Forest Capital Partners, and other forest landowners. Roady operates several tree farms with his family near their home in Boundary County. Roady graduated with his bachelor’s in Resource Management from the University of Idaho.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">Cooke </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">will
fill the vacant District 2 seat. He h</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">as extensive experience in outdoor recreation and recreation management, including his longtime position
as a licensed whitewater rafting guide. Cooke previously worked in national operations with the U.S. Ski Team Association as an event and race manager and was on the NBC Sports staff during three Olympic Winter Games in the ski racing broadcast booth. Cooke
is the former recreation director for the City of McCall and director of alumni relations for the University of Idaho. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Idaho, where he has taught graduate-level courses in recreation and leisure studies
for eight years. Cooke graduated with his bachelor’s in Business Administration - Parks and Recreation Management and his master’s in Recreation Administration from the University of Idaho.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">Manning </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">replaces
Pete J. Black, who has represented District 5 since 2015. She </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#222222">is a fifth-generation Idahoan who served as mayor of the City of American Falls
for seven years after serving on the city council for a decade. She is a member of the Idaho Personnel Commission. Manning is the executive director of III-A, a trust that manages the health benefits for 95 public agencies in Idaho. Manning studied Public
Relations and Advertising at Idaho State University and Utah State University in Logan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#222222">“Idaho’s abundant outdoor opportunities are part of the reason we love living here – and a significant driver
of our economy,” Governor Little said. “As our parks system continues to see record visitation, the expertise of these new board members will ensure we will meet the growing demand and properly manage our natural resources for future generations.”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#222222">Idaho’s 30 state parks averaged 7.4 million visitors in 2020, 2021, and 2022, representing a 27-percent increase
over the visitation from the prior five years. For more information about the Idaho Park and Recreation Board and IDPR, visit </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"></span><a href="http://www.parksandrecreation.idaho.gov" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.parksandrecreation.idaho.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk120886194"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#222222">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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