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Department of Parks and Recreation Executive Leadership Team Ronnie Gathers, Director Darin Conforti, Deputy Director of Administration and Development Roslyn Johnson, Deputy Director of Facility Operations Debbie Tyner, Deputy Director of Area Operations Department of Parks and Recreation Senior Leadership Team Kelli Beavers, Southern Area Operations Steven Carter, Northern Area Operations Tara Eggleston, Arts and Cultural Heritage Christine Fanning, Natural and Historical Resources Kasandra Gunter-Robinson, Public Affairs and Marketing Stanley Johnson, Park Police Alvin McNeal, Special Projects Unit Anthony Nolan, Special Programs Joe O’Neill, Maintenance and Development Leonard Pettiford, Information Technology and Communications Wanda Ramos, Central Area Operations Emily Rose, Sports, Health and Wellness Lissette Smith, Management Services Paul Taylor, Park Planning and Development Brian Yeldell, Parks and Recreation Foundation Department of Parks and Recreation Project Management Team Katrina Williams, Health and Wellness Officer Loren Brown, Health and Wellness Specialist John Henderson, Research and Evaluation Manager Marie-Edith Michel, Research and Evaluation Manager Project Team Resource Members Angela Anglin, Greg Angus, LaTasha Banks, Mary Bowie, Veronica Burke, Lynn Butler, Jake Chesnutt, Broderick Clarke, Phil Davis, Romekia Dick, Sandra Dove, Tara Eggleston, Shawna Fachet, Cindy Foster, Teresa Gardner-Williams, Carla Hilling, Byron Jones, Sonya Kitchens, Stephen Makle, Darilyn Marinelli, Owen McPherson, Joe O’Neill, Ian Obligin, Nydia Ocasio, Hernan Padilla, Nancy Pfeffer, Vernita Potts, Jesse Ritz, Bill Sheehan, Courtney Stover, Sharon Thorpe, Staci Tyler, Rae Wallace, Dionne West, Alexandria Wilson, Darryl Wyles Special thanks to the Programming Think Tank, a cross-departmental staff team, for their contributions to the development of this plan. Advisory Panel Dr. Shannon Jette, University of Maryland School of Public Health