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Derrick Crandall |
Derrick Crandall is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Recreation Coalition, a position he has held since 1981. He is also the Executive Vice President of The Recreation Roundtable and serves as Chair of the Scenic Byways Coalition and National Recreation Lakes Coalition and co-chairs the Coalition for Recreational Trails. He formerly chaired and now serves as Treasurer of the American League of Anglers and Boaters. He served as a member of the President's Commission on Americans Outdoors from 1985 to 1987. He received the Chevron Conservation Award and was named to the President's Commission on Environmental Quality in 1991. He was the initial Chairman of the Take Pride in America Advisory Board, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, and served as the Chair of the Take Pride in America Partners Council. He was a Founding Director of the National Forest Foundation, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. He has served on several national judging panels, including co-chairing the U.S. Department of the Interior's Take Pride in America award program. Among the dozens of public-policy programs in which he has played a central role are the National Scenic Byways Program, Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, Recreational Trails Program, Wallop-Breaux Program, and the National Recreation Lakes Study Commission. These efforts have been recognized in many ways, including induction into the RV Hall of Fame and receipt of the Annual Award of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. USA Today has described him as "the outdoor guru." He received the Spirit of Take Pride Award in October 2004 and was recognized with a Centennial Award by the USDA Forest Service. He served as a member of the National Park System Advisory Board Health and Recreation Committee. Mr. Crandall served on the Board of the American Society of Association Executives for seven years, including two terms as Vice Chairman. He received ASAE's Professional Performance Award in 1980, his Certified Association Executive recognition in 1990 and was named an ASAE Fellow in 1992.
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 He has served in leadership roles on numerous community and philanthropic organizations including the executive committee of WOW-Wonderful Outdoor World. He is an honors graduate of Dartmouth College.
The American Recreation Coalition is a nonprofit, Washington-based federation founded in 1979. The association provides a unified voice for recreation interests to ensure their full and active participation in government policy-making on issues such as public land management, energy, and liability. ARC membership consists of more than 100 organizations, including national and regional associations and corporations that represent a major share of the $400 billion a year recreation/leisure industry and enthusiast groups representing millions of recreationists. Among ARC's primary missions is the stimulation of partnerships to provide quality recreation opportunities. Many of these partnerships combine the resources of the private sector with public agencies, including: the preparation and printing of brochures and maps for the National Park Service and Forest Service; leadership in developing sources of supplemental income and other resources for public land and water management agencies; coordinating and conducting meetings and events including monthly Recreation Exchanges, the annual Partners Outdoors conference and Great Outdoors Month and Week; and the establishment of partnerships between federal agencies and companies for such projects as scenic byways and Take Pride in America.
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