Dr. Joshua T. Medeiros, Ed.D., CPRE

Dr. Josh Medeiros has over 17 years of executive leadership experience including a decade as a Department Director across several municipalities. Josh currently serves as the Superintendent of Parks, Recreation, Youth, and Community Services Department for the City of Bristol, CT, (one of the largest park departments in the region) where he oversees the care and maintenance of nearly 1,000 acres of public parks, hundreds of recreation programs, 3 aquatics facilities, a state-of-the-art community theater, and youth and family counseling and social services. Since 2016, Josh has served as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in New Haven, CT where he teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate level courses. Josh has proudly served on the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) Board of Directors since 2018, a Faculty Member and Chairman of the NRPA Director’s School since 2022 and is Past President of the Connecticut Parks Association (CPA). Josh holds a Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Hartford and a master’s degree in Parks and Recreation Administration from SCSU. He is a Certified Parks and Recreation Executive (CPRE) and is recipient of the Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association (CRPA) Outstanding Professional Award (2022) and Young Professional Award (2015) as well as the NRPA Young Professional Award (2017). Josh has over 17 years of experience presenting at professional conferences and schools throughout New England and across the country.