Memphis River Parks Partnership works with and for the people of Memphis to trigger the transformative power of our river.
Come to the RiverThe Memphis River Parks Partnership is a nonprofit (501c3) organization that stewards the riverfront on behalf of the people of Memphis. The partnership works to create a connected, catalytic and fun riverfront for all.
The Partnership manages, maintains, operates and activates five connected riverfront park districts of 250 acres of parkland as well as multiple rental and performance facilities.
The Partnership produces programs year-round and partners with external producers to host major civic moments on the river. The work of the Partnership is guided by the Memphis Riverfront Concept.
Completed in 2017 after a major public engagement campaign incorporating the voices of more than 4,000 Memphians, the concept lays out a series of elegant and connected investments that, together, lead to outsize impact by fostering positive encounters and civic pride, restoring natural ecological conditions and connecting the riverfront to downtown and adjacent neighborhoods.
The Partnership team maintains more than five miles of riverfront everyday. Say hi to a ranger next time you spot them in the park!
George Abbott
Director of External Affairs
Jessie Avant
River Parks Ranger
Harry Babb
River Parks Specialist
Everett Bates
River Parks Specialist
Jamal Boddie
Hyde Fellow In Community Engagement
Joshua Bynum
River Parks Ranger
Carol Coletta
President & CEO
Art Davis
Controller
Amanda Glenn
River Parks Ranger
Kammie Glenn
River Parks Ranger - Lead
Ruby Green
Arsenio Holmes
River Parks Ranger
Helen Hope
External Affairs and Program Assistant
Ronnie McCarty
River Parks Specialist
Terry Ramon
River Parks Ranger
Jim Reeder
Jean-Pierre Soucy
Manager Field Operations
Louis Stukenburg
River Parks Specialist
Rodger Todd
River Parks Specialist
Ruby Zielinski
Design Strategist
Board Members
Ray Pohlman – Chair
Government Relations Director and Vice President
AutoZone, Inc.
Tyree Daniels – Vice Chair
Managing Director
Duncan Williams, Inc
John Farris - Immediate Past Chair
Farris, Mathews, Branan, Bobango & Hellen, P.L.C.
Terry Lynch - Treasurer
Managing Partner
The Southland Companies
Robert Clark - Secretary
Director, Office of Government Affairs
St. Jude Research Hospital
Jennifer Oswalt - Assistant Treasurer
President
Downtown Memphis Commission
Tanja Mitchell - Assistant Secretary
Gregory M. Duckett – Chairperson Emeritus
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Baptist Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Kevin Adams
Executive Vice President
CBRE Group, Inc.
Calvin Anderson
Retired SVP, BlueCross BlueShield of TN
President, Clear Strategies Group
Sam Cantor
Sam Cantor & Company
Chase Carlisle
Vice President
Young
Robert Craddock
Managing Partner
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Alan Crone
Special Counsel to the Mayor
City of Memphis
Candace Steele Flippin
Chief Communications Officer
First Horizon National Corporation
J.W. Gibson II
Chairman and CEO
Gibson Companies
David Hagel
General Manager
Bass Pro Shops Pyramid
Bruce B. Hopkins
Chairman, West Tennessee Region
First Tennessee Bank
Barry Lichterman
Founder & Past President of Levitt Shell - Retired
Anton Powell Mack
President
Century House
Doug McGowen
Chief Operating Officer
City of Memphis
Laura Morris
Park and Public Realm Strategist
Billy Orgel
President
Tower Ventures
Teresa Sloyan
Executive Director
Hyde Family Foundations
Jamita Swearengen
Memphis City Council
Kevin Woods
Memphis Market President
BlueCross BlueShield of TN
Jen Andrews
Executive Director
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy
Maria Munoz-Blanco
Director of Parks and Neighborhoods
City of Memphis
Kevin Kane
President & CEO
Memphis Tourism
Kristen C. Wright
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
AutoZone, Inc.
Paul Young
Director of Memphis Housing Authority
City of Memphis
Marcus Harris
President
Downtown Neighborhood Association
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