Randy Schools, President of NIH-NOAA Recreation and Welfare Association

Randy Schools has served as the President of NIH-NOAA Recreation and Welfare Association since 1978. In that capacity, he oversees a non-profit that provides employees of the National Institutes of Health and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a variety of social, athletic, wellness, educational and special interest activities. NIH-NOAA has 6 Gift Shops, 3 Fitness Centers, Thirty-two Recreational Clubs, Newsletter, 30 Special Events per year. The NIH-NOAA generates over two million a year. Additionally NIH-NOAA raises funds and provide guidance to Children's Inn at NIH, Special Love-Camp Fantastic, and Friends of the Clinical Center.

Mr. Schools utilizes a staff of 30, plus hundred's of volunteers. Additionally he oversees www.recgov.org and a newspaper Recreation News which is distributed to military bases, and government agencies in the Baltimore-Washington Region.

Military: Counterintelligence Agent-- 116th MI Group-- served with Special Operations, investigative unit in Washington DC--- Letters of Commendation

Prior Work: Director of Operations- Garfinckels Department Stores- and Buyer for Lansburghs Dept Stores

Education:

• Undergraduate:  University of Baltimore-- BS. 1967--- Major- Business Management- Minor-Sociology

• Graduate: Georgetown University   Masters. 1978--- Philosophy, and Economics
• Continuing:  Harvard Business School 2004- Certificate in

Social Enterprise:

• US Navy-- Leadership at Sea
• Lectures series with world leaders and individuals from news and entertainment fields
• Served as Chair- Government Section: President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
• Chair-- Washington Society of Association Executives
• Chair- National Employee Services Association-- currently trustee for Foundation
• Chair- Bethesda- Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
• Board-- Leadership Montgomery
• Board- Children's Inn, Special Love-Camp Fantastic, and Friends of the Clinical Center
• Advisory Board for Center for Leadership Development
• Boards- United Way- Montgomery County
• Board---Big Train Baseball-- Part of Cal Ripken Sr. League for NCAA
• High Adventure Leader for Boy Scouts--- Scuba, Whitewater Rafting, and Skiing.

Awards:  Washingtonian of the Year, Jefferson Award, Distinguished Service to National Employee Service, Rick Mascuhi Award, William Prescott Allen Award, Austin Gattis Award, GWSAE Award, Eastern Ski Award.