Fairmount Park Conservancy
TJ von Oehsen has a diverse background in coalition management and reentry services, currently serving as the Coalition & Convening Manager at Fairmount Park Conservancy since June 2023. Previously, TJ coordinated the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition for the City of Philadelphia from July 2019 to June 2023, acting as the central communication point among city agencies, service providers, and community members, and co-facilitating the COVID Reentry Payment Program. In the Office of Reentry Partnerships, TJ enhanced collaboration among 110 organizations in the Coalition and analyzed data to evaluate the Home for Good initiative aimed at reducing recidivism. Prior experience includes a role as a School Funding Research and Policy Fellow at the Education Law Center-PA, where TJ co-authored significant reports on educational equity. TJ graduated from Haverford College in 2018.
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