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Growing up, Lisa Davol loved playing sports, competing, and being part of a team. So by the time she stepped onto the University of Georgia campus in 1993, it was clear she was destined for a career in recreation.
“Growing up with older brothers, I was always outside playing sports, and the older I got the more I wanted to compete and be part of a team,” says Davol, who has been with the Oconee County (Ga.) Parks and Recreation Department for 10 years, the past five as its Deputy Director. “I also found that I enjoyed working with youth and coached several youth teams while in college. Teaching youth-sport skills as well as life lessons through sports became a passion that led me to my current career.”
Davol’s responsibility-packed job includes overseeing all programs and special events at the facility, which involves more than 5,000 youth participating annually in a diverse offering of sports programs.