Skateboarding: Instruction, Programming and Park Design Paperback - 2009 - 1st Edition

Ben Wixon, MED, is a recreation leader and programming consultant for Portland Parks and Recreation and also teaches middle school in the Portland Public School District. He earned a master's of education with a focus on curriculum and instruction at Arizona State University in 2002.

Throughout his 20 years of skateboarding experience, Wixon has performed in public skateboarding demonstrations and competed in and judged numerous competitions. He has competed in several World Cup Skateboarding events as well as the 2000 and 2002 Van's Amateur World Championships.

Wixon has taught and managed both public and private skateboarding camps. He has also helped numerous organizations develop skateboarding curricula and programs, including Portland Parks and Recreation; the cities of Chandler, Tempe, and Phoenix, Arizona; YMCA of the USA; Portland Public Schools; Cartwright School District; Windell's Snowboard Camp; and Site Design Group Skateparks. He has more than a decade of experience in skatepark advocacy, programming, design, and construction.

In his leisure time, Wixon enjoys board sports (skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing), bicycling, traveling, camping, and collecting books and records. He currently resides with his wife in Portland, Oregon.