Skyler Rorabaugh grew up in western Kansas, in the Russell and Ellis communities. He is a graduate of Brown Mackie College, with a degree in business administration management, and a graduate of Fort Hays State University with a bachelor’s of science in recreation/sports management and a master’s of science in sports administration. Rorabaugh participated in college and semi-pro baseball through early years in college. He served as the Ellis Recreation Commission Executive Director in Ellis, KS from 1999 to 2006, the Aquatics Director and Recreation Director for the City of Bonner Springs, KS from 2006 to 2007,  and the Executive Director for the Turner Recreation Commission in Kansas City, KS from 2007 to 2012.

 

Rorabaugh has been the Executive Director for the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District since April 2012. He has accepted the Director of Campus Recreation position with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and will begin work there in August 2015.

 

His family includes his wife Kristen, daughter Jaysa and son Chase. His hobbies include basketball, volleyball, softball, disc golf, hiking, skiing, hunting, running, listening to music and attending concerts. 

 

Tom Carosello was recently hired as the Recreation Superintendent for the District. Tom served as the Parks and Recreation Director for the Town of Pagosa Springs since 2007. He began his formal career in parks and recreation in 2005. Prior to that he was a journalist and grant writer for 11 years, covering local sports, environmental and government issues in Ohio, Arizona and Colorado. He has a B.A. in Sports Journalism and Public Relations from Ohio State University.