Fairmount Park Conservancy
Dakota Plourde, ARM, is an experienced operations manager currently with Fairmount Park Conservancy since October 2021. Previously, Dakota held roles at Mural Arts Philadelphia as a Contracts, Insurance, and AP Specialist from October 2018 to October 2021, and served as Administrative Manager at The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard from September 2018 to September 2019. Dakota's earlier experience includes working as an Account Manager at Conner Strong & Buckelew from January 2013 to July 2018, as well as internships at Facultative Resources Inc and Berkley Re America in 2012. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Business Administration in Risk Management and Economics from Temple University, earned in 2012.
Fairmount Park Conservancy
Fairmount Park Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that leads and supports efforts to improve Philadelphia’s parks. OUR MISSION Fairmount Park Conservancy brings parks to life. We work with the City of Philadelphia and its communities to steward our parks and nurture our shared environment, cultural resources and public health. OUR VISION We envision a vibrant, high-quality, and equitable Philadelphia park system for everyone. GUIDING PRINCIPLES -Parks go beyond recreation. They have ecological, economic, historic, social, cultural and public health value. -Parks bring people of all backgrounds into public life, connecting communities to civic assets where trust can be formed. -Diversity, equity and inclusion are the foundations of a healthy park system. -Intentional and equitable park investments welcome people to public spaces where they historically have not been welcome. -Collaboration and partnerships with communities are essential to bringing parks to life. -Dignity, care, and respect for everyone is intentional and central to all work at Fairmount Park Conservancy. To stay in the loop, please: Sign up for our email list: http://eepurl.com/MyhDv Connect with us on - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FairmountParkConservancy Twitter: http://twitter.com/myphillypark Instagram: http://instagram.com/myphillypark