Richard Parrott IV

Richard Parrott IV currently serves as the Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Kuyper College and holds the position of Basketball Coach for the 14U team at West Michigan Drive. Parrott is also the Varsity Girls Basketball Assistant Coach at East Grand Rapids High School and a Basketball Coach at City Middle/High School. Additionally, Parrott is involved with the Chicago House Athletic Club as an Advisory Board Member, and engages in leadership roles at the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, where Parrott has served as President, Vice President, and Director of the Board of Directors. Parrott is a member of the Board of Directors for the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic and has been a Recording Academy Member since June 2021. Furthermore, Parrott mentors the next generation of music industry leaders through 1520 Vision and the Grammy U mentorship program. Parrott is an alumnus of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, specializing in Art and Public Policy.