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ALM EXPERTS: Southeastern Edition 2025 NON-MEDICAL RESUMES

Edward E. Wankel, MPA
Email: lsaexperts@gmail .com
Web: www .sportsaccidentexpert .com

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537 Wedgewood Way 38 E 37th Street P 0 Box 186 507 North 5th St .
Naples, FL 34119 New York, NY 10016 Lafayette, IN 47901
Phone: (239) 316-1168 Phone: (631) 445-8798 Phone: (631) 445-8798

Areas of Expertise: • Golf Cart Accidents • Golfing Accidents
• Athletic Facilities/Accidents • Sports/Sporting Accidents
• Roller Skating Rink Injuries • Water Park Facility Accidents
• Playground Accidents • BasketBall Court Accidents

Profile: NON-MEDICAL RESUMES
Ed Wankel has thirty years of professional and technical experience in planning and administration, five years in
urban planning and over twenty-five years in recreation and education planning, administration, maintenance, and risk
management and Safety. Additionally, he was an instructor at St. Joseph's College for over five years. He also served as the
Director of the Sports and Convention Center for Suffolk County Community College from 2000 through 2002. Presently, he
is President of Leisure Services Associates.

Expert Testimony
Mr. Wankel has provided expert testimony on Roller Skating Rinks, Swimming, Diving, Golf Cart Accidents,
Playgrounds, Fitness Facilities and other recreation and sports related cases since 1989. Mr. Wankel has testified in the
courts of New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New Jersey, Maine, and Florida. He has prepared reports
and given depositions for clients in New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Kansas, South Carolina, New Jersey, Georgia,
Connecticut, Maine, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Utah, and New Mexico.

Management Positions:
• President, Leisure Service Associates Inc. 2000-Present
• Formerly President of Long Island Golf Management, Inc. 2012-2014
• Director, Suffolk County Community College Sports and Convention Center 2000-2002
• Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 1995-1999
• Commissioner, Suffolk County Parks, Recreation & Conservation. 1992-1995
• Commissioner, Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Town of Islip. 1980-1992
• Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, Town of Islip. 1973-1979

Education:
• MPA, Long Island University, C.W. Post Center, 1995.
• BBA, Dowling College, 1974.
• AAS, Suffolk Community College, 1971.
• North Carolina State University Graduate Seminar, 1982/1990.
• Certificate in Labor Management Relations, New York Institute of Technology
• NPPS, University of IOWA, Certified Play Ground Supervisor.
• Certified Parks Maintenance Technician, PMT, Indiana University 2021

Professional Affiliations (Past & Present):
• National Recreation and Park Association • American Park and Recreation Society
• International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions • New York State Recreation and Parks Society, Treasurer
• United States Golf Association • American Society of Public Administration
• Metropolitan Club Managers Association • World Water Park Association
• The Association for Challeng Course Technology ACCT. • ASTM Committee F08, 2015
• Roller Skating Association International, RSA

Awards: Teaching Experience:
• Dowling College Distinguished Service Award, 1998. • Instructor at St. Joseph's College, NY
• Suffolk Community College Distinguished Service Award, 1997. • Instructor at Dowling College, NY
• Man of the Year, Suffolk County Police Athletic League, 1996.
• Mr. Wankel was nominated for the Metropolitan Golf Association
Distinguished Service Award, 1998

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