Peake Media Events | Community Rec Leadership Summit

The Community Rec Leadership Summit is an exclusive peer collaboration event that brings together 40 top YMCA, JCC and community recreation professionals for two and a half days of roundtable discussions, networking, and unique experiences.
With a commitment to educating and empowering community recreation professionals, The Leadership Summit provides expertise, insights, and experiences that will be an invaluable part of your facility now and in the future.

Forty community recreation professionals will come together alongside limited sponsors for open discussion and activities in a fun and relaxing environment.
The Leadership Summit will be held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, CA, a four-star resort just outside of San Diego.
More About the Resort
No registration fee for attendees! Hotel rates are $289/night ++, offered three days pre and post event, pending availability. To attend as a vendor, contact carrie@peakemedia.com for sponsorship pricing.

Keith Vinson

Vice President of Operations

YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas

Rodrigua Ross

Vice President of Diversity Equity and Inclusion

YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas

The Itinerary

5:30 – 6:30 pm • Welcome Reception: Meet your fellow peers over relaxing cocktails!

6:30 – 7:30 pm • Dinner Party

7:30 – 9 pm • Iron Chef Dessert Competition: Compete in teams to create the most outstanding dessert while aligning a restaurant name, marketing strategy and pitch. The winning team will collect their prized title of Iron Chef at the end! — Sponsored by Augusta Sportswear

5:45 – 6:45 am • Sunrise Workout — Sponsored by Fit Truk

7:30 – 8:30 am • Networking Breakfast

8:30 – 9:45 am • Roundtable 1: Show Me the Money — Reimagining Revenue — Sponsored by BellXcel

10 – 10:40 am • Demo Time: Learn about sponsors products and services

10:45 am – 12 pm • Roundtable 2: I Feel So Seen — Discussing DEI

12 – 1 pm • Networking Lunch

1 – 1:40 pm • Demo Time: Learn about sponsors products and services

1:45 – 3 pm • Roundtable 3: Mindset Matters — Aiding in the Youth Mental Health Crisis — Sponsored by Blue Goji

4 – 5:30 pm • Group off-site tour of the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA

7 – 9 pm • Private Dinner Party on property — Sponsored by BellXcel

7:30 – 8:30 am • Networking Breakfast

8:30 – 9:45 am • Roundtable 4: The People’s Choice — Fundraising & Capital Projects