The Park Pride Team

The Hearts and Hands Behind Park Pride

Park Pride’s staff works alongside communities every day to improve parks and the neighborhoods around them.

Park Pride Departments

Allison Barnett

Chief Administrative & Program Officer

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Organizational operations, program strategy

Favorite local park

Deepdene Park

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Stephen Causby

Director of Community Building

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Friends of the Park resources, events

Favorite local park

Mattie Freeland Park

Emily Cruse

Grantmaking Program Specialist

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Grantmaking for capital improvements

Favorite local park

Zonolite Park

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Anna D’Alessandro

Community Building Associate | DeKalb County & Brookhaven

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DeKalb & Brookhaven Friends of the Park resources, events

Favorite local park

Herbert Taylor & Daniel Johnson Park

Ariane DeLong

Chief Development & Marketing Officer

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Development, Marketing

Favorite local park

Lang-Carson Park

Eli Dickerson

Director of Education

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Parks & Greenspace Conference, Park Stewardship Academy

Favorite local park

Beecher Park

Alicia Graham

Accountant

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Fiscal Sponsorship

Favorite local park

Cascade Springs Nature Preserve

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Michael Halicki

President & CEO

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Partnerships, advocacy, Park Pride’s vision

Favorite local park

Grant Park

Monica Johnson

Director of Development

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Sponsorships, community outreach

Favorite local park

Grant Park

Hannah Jones

Marketing & Communications Manager

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Storytelling, media inquiries

Favorite local park

Glen Emerald Park

Mindy Kao

Strategic Partnership Manager

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Four Corners Park project

Favorite local park

Adair Park I

Tiffany Madison

Project Manager

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Grantmaking for capital improvements

Favorite local park

Rodney Cook Park

Marlina McKay

Director of IT

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Database, website, IT

Favorite local park

Piedmont Park

Grace McKinney

Executive & Development Coordinator

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Donations, memberships, giving

Favorite local park

Whittier Mill Park

Vanessa Miot

Senior Manager of Friends of the Park

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Friends of the Park resources, events

Favorite local park

Shirley Clarke Franklin Park

Teri Nye

Director of Park Visioning

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Park design consultations

Favorite local park

Oakland Cemetery

Shannon Roudebush

Sponsorship & Annual Fund Manager

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Donor support, Corporate partners, Event sponsorships

Favorite local park

Perkerson Park

Andrew White

Director of Grantmaking & Implementation

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Grantmaking for capital improvements

Favorite local park

Freedom Park