Staff
Christine Poff, Executive Director
Lanae Handy, Woodlands Project Director
Elizabeth Kaigler, Youth, Volunteer & Community Coordinator
Donere Williams, Program Assistant & Office Manager
Part-time staff:
Patsy Williams, Community Outreach
Herb Jackson, Park Stewardship
Read staff bios to learn more about us.
photos: Above, Christine Poff celebrating demolition of the defunct, graffiti-covered cement bathrooms with Mayor Menino. Left, Lanae Handy with her daughter, Jazmine, at a spring clean-up day. Below, Donere Williams with City Councilor Charles Yancey at the Playhouse.
Board members
Read Board bios to learn more about the community members who direct the Coalition.
Board Officers:
Martha Karchere, President
Vernette Allen, Vice President Organizational Development
Shirley Shillingford, Vice President Government Relations
Walter Little, Treasurer
Merlin Southwick, Secretary
Board Members:
Connie Cecil
Braulio Felipe
Ron Hafer
Amanda Merricks
Suzanne Monk
Leslie Moore
Ethel Woodard Stafford
Jett Thomas
Bette Toney
Alden Sonny Washington
Board and general members help staff ad-hoc committee work for FPC's youth programs, arts and cultural events, and woodlands restoration. Park neighbors have helped lead "pocket stewardship" volunteer and advocacy efforts for different areas of the park. If you'd like to be involved in any of this work, please let us know! The more input about what you want to see in your park, the better! Email: mail@franklinparkcoalition.org