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
Greg Allen
River Parks Ranger
Jessie Avant
River Parks Ranger
Everett Bates
River Parks Specialist
Jamal Boddie
Hyde Fellow In Community Engagement
Joshua Bynum
River Parks Ranger - Lead
Carol Coletta
President & CEO
Art Davis
Chief Operating Officer
Amanda Glenn
River Parks Ranger
Kammie Glenn
River Parks Ranger - Lead
Grace Harwood
Executive Services Administrator
Nancy Harwood
Advancement Manager
Helen Hope
Program Associate
Raymon Terry
River Parks Ranger
Jim Reeder
Rodger Todd
River Parks Specialist
Ruby Zielinski
Director of Brand Experience
Board Members
Tyree Daniels – Chair
Managing Director
Duncan Williams, Inc
Robert Clark - Vice Chair
Director, Office of Government Affairs
St. Jude Research Hospital
Ray Pohlman – Immediate Past Chair
President
Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE)
Candace Steele Flippin - Secretary
Jennifer Oswalt - Treasurer
President
Downtown Memphis Commission
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
President
Clear Strategies Group
Roshun Austin
President/CEO
The Works, Inc
Sam Cantor
Sam Cantor & Company
Robert Craddock
Managing Partner
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Alan Crone
Special Counsel to the Mayor
City of Memphis
Dallas Geer
CFO
Poplar Foundation
J.W. Gibson II
Chairman and CEO
Gibson Companies
David Hagel
General Manager
Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
Bruce B. Hopkins
Retired Chairman
West Tennessee Region, First Horizon Bank
Terry Lynch
Managing Partner
The Southland Companies
Anton Powell Mack
Executive Director
Explore Bike Share
Tanja Mitchell
Director of Community Engagement
The Works, Inc.
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 Foundation
Jamita Swearengen
Councilwoman
Memphis City Council
Van Turner Jr.
Commissioner
Shelby County Commission
Jason Wexler
President
Memphis Grizzlies
Kevin Woods
Memphis Market President
BlueCross BlueShield of TN
Kristen Wright
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
AutoZone, Inc.
Gary Wunderlich
Partner
Live Oak Merchant Partners
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