Nilsson appointed superintendent of Providence parks department

PARKS ADVOCATE and community organizer Wendy Nilsson has been appointed superintendent of the Providence Department of Parks and Recreation.
PARKS ADVOCATE and community organizer Wendy Nilsson has been appointed superintendent of the Providence Department of Parks and Recreation.

PROVIDENCE – Parks advocate and community organizer Wendy Nilsson has been appointed superintendent of the Providence Department of Parks and Recreation, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza said.

Nilsson is a founder and director of Partnership for Providence Parks, a nonprofit that brings community, business and city resources together to improve the city’s park system.
Previously, she worked with Boston Community Centers and the R.I. Department of Education. In 2006, Nilsson founded the Friends of Brown Street Park, which has been cited as a national example of sustainable and innovative urban park revitalization, according to information from the mayor’s office.
“I am pleased to welcome Wendy to her new role as Parks and Recreation Superintendent,” Elorza said in a statement. “Park space and public recreation are critical components of healthy urban communities and I know that Wendy will serve the city of Providence with distinction.”
Nilsson succeeds Bob Mahon, who retired earlier this year.
She said she is “thrilled” to be appointed to the position.
“Our goal with Providence’s extensive parks and recreation system should be to develop it so that sports, recreation, arts and play will engage and inspire everyone who lives in the city,” Nilsson said.

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