Mick Massey, RLA
Senior Associate, Texas Regional Director
Mick has BIG passion for community rec. Everything in Texas is BIG!
Mick’s 29 years of experience in municipal government is a value-added component to any community project. He believes partnerships are a marriage between local leaders knowing what is best for their communities and consultants who complement that knowledge to find the best overall solution for a community project. Mick’s enthusiasm for public projects is contagious and his knowledge of local government is extremely helpful. He is a registered landscape architect, park planner, and a master at building public consensus. Mick has served as President of both the Texas Recreation and Park Society and the Southwest Park and Recreation Training Institute.
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Completion of the Leading Educating and Developing Forum
University of Kentucky National Crime Institute
Completion of the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Program
2023 NRPA "Before During, and After Your Recreation Center Opens"
2023 TRAPS Institute, "Aging Recreation Centers: Repair, Renovate or Replace"
2021 Midwest State Park Executive Conference, “Repair. Renovate. Replace.”
2020 Temple University: Recreation Center Design for 2022: What's Trending Up and Down
2020 Rec Camp: Base Camp Scouting Uncharted Territory
2020 Parks and Recreation Ontario Online Education Forum, “Designs, Programs, Technology: Innovative Trends Now and For the Future” and “Esports: Get in the Game" with Kevin Armstrong
2019 Park Recreation and Park Association Conference: Esports: Get in the Game
2019 Athletic Business Conference: Recreation Center Design for 2022: What's Trending Up and Down
Stephen G Terrell Recreation Center
Allen, Texas
The Beacon Recreation Center
Arlington, Texas
The Marq Southlake
Southlake, Texas
The Link Event & Recreation Center
Richland Hills, Texas
Latest Adventure
Fly fishing in the Flat Top Wilderness, Colorado
Favorite Vacation Spot
Dublin, Ireland
Favorite Neighborhood Burger Joint
Haystack Burgers and Barley - Richardson, Texas
Favorite Backyard Activity
A cold night, a hot fire, and a good bottle of wine with my wife Betsy and my grown daughters Amber and Sarah