Testimonials for Rita Yerkes,
President of Yerkes Consulting LLC
"Rita and I work together
as volunteers for the American Camp Association on the Board Development
Committee. Her work with ACA has been outstanding and I have appreciated her
attention to detail and the dedication she brings to the job. She is always
very thorough in any assignment she tackles and brings a very clear and concise
analysis to the group. It is a pleasure to serve with her."
Ann Sheets
Sr. Vice President at Camp Fire USA First Texas Council
Past President, American Camp Association
"Thank
you for the excellent summary report and recommendations that was provided on the
NRPA Joseph Lee Memorial Library & Archives. Your study and report
summarized well what the strengths and challenges are involved with the
library, and your recommended guidelines for archival purposes was well
outlined. Your report has given us an excellent resource for bringing the library
into the 21st century for our members and the general public."
Steven J. Thompson,
CPRP
Executive Director
Wisconsin
Park & Recreation Association (WPRA)
I’m happy to recommend Rita. She worked with us in
preparation for our 100th anniversary celebration and helped us
identify what we needed to do. Her excellent recommendations on how we should
proceed provided us with the necessary framework to organize and preserve our
historical materials. Rita is a pleasure to work with and her expertise
is an asset to any organization."
Harriet
Lowe - Director of Communications
American
Camp Association
"Rita is a true team player and
leader that everyone respects. We work together to achieve the goals of AEE and
I always appreciate her wisdom and business skills in ensuring that all parties
involved wins."
Paul Limoge
CEO Association of Experiential Education
“The Basic
Camp Director’s Course taught by Rita Yerkes was excellent, fast paced, full of
need to know information and above all fun! I highly recommend this course, she
went above and beyond to insure that all the course material was covered and
any questions were answered as well.
Juan Morales
Director of
Operations
Camp Soaring
Eagle
"Rita served a
remarkable nine years on the AEE Accreditation Council, and has held various
leadership positions within AEE. Rita is a consummate professional who
possesses a tremendous wealth of experience, insight and leadership qualities
applicable to a wide range of business, education, and recreation interests.
Her perspective, industry knowledge and expertise was highly valued within AEE.
I wholeheartedly recommend Rita if you are looking to improve any component of your
program's quality."
Shawn Tierney
AEE Accreditation Director
"I have known and worked
with Rita for more than a decade. During many of those years, we served
together on the Association for Experiential Education's Accreditation Council.
I consider her to be extremely competent, professional, fair and reasonable. It
would be my pleasure to work with Rita again, and I would not hesitate to
recommend her for any position in any area related to education, leadership,
risk management, or the outdoors."
Deb Ajango
President, SafetyEd
