Help determine the next Minneapolis Parks Superintendent! Eight additional community-specific listening sessions scheduled in August with children’s activities and food provided
Posted on 6 August, 2018The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) wants to hear from you as it searches for its next superintendent!
Led by local recruiting firm KPCompanies, the nationwide search kicked off earlier this summer with a series of public listening sessions and a website, www.MPRBSuperSearch.com, which features details about the search process, listening sessions, and how to apply.
The MPRB Superintendent provides leadership for a staff of approximately 550 full-time and 1,150 temporary Minneapolis Parks employees, oversees an annual operating and capital budget of more than $100 million, and serves as an ambassador to the community and other governmental agencies.
Eight listening sessions scheduled throughout the month of August are designed to hear from specific community groups. Children’s activities, light food and refreshments will be provided at each event. Interpreters will be at the Latinx, East African and Asian listening sessions, and can be requested for any of the other sessions.
Latinx Community Listening Session
Thursday, August 16, 6-8 pm
Powderhorn Recreation Center, 3400 15th Ave. S
African American Community Listening Session
Saturday, August 18, 12-2 pm (before and during “Celebrate Our Beloved Community event”)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 4055 Nicollet Ave. S
Indigenous/Native American Community Listening Session
Tuesday, August 21, 1-3 pm
American Indian Center, 1530 Franklin Ave. E
African American Community Listening Session
Tuesday, August 21, 6-8 pm
North Commons Recreation Center, 1801 James Ave. N
Asian Community Listening Session
Wednesday, August 22, 6-8 pm
Urban Research and Outreach Center (UROC), 2001 Plymouth Ave. N
Community Listening Session for People with Disabilities
Thursday, August 23, 6-8 pm
MPRB Headquarters, 2117 West River Road N
LGBTQ Community Listening Session
Thursday, August 30, 6-8 pm
Loring Community Arts Center, 1382 Willow St.
East African Community Listening Session
Friday, August 31, 6-8 pm
Brian Coyle Community Center, 420 15th Ave. S
Accessibility and Interpretation
For reasonable modification because of a disability or language interpretation, please contact the MPRB Community Outreach Department in advance of the listening session so arrangements can be made prior to the meeting. Contact Radious Guess at (612) 230-6419, rguess@minneapolisparks.org or use the Minnesota Relay System at 711. Providing at least 72 hours advance notice will help to ensure availability.
Superintendent Search Background
Former MPRB Superintendent Jayne Miller left the MPRB in February 2018 to take a position in Pittsburgh, PA. Superintendent Emeritus Mary Merrill was selected to act as interim superintendent through October 31, 2018.
Four public listening sessions – one each in North, Northeast, South and Southwest Minneapolis – were conducted in July. Applications for the superintendent job opened July 12, 2018 and will be accepted through Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Click the link below to view the job description: