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The City of Portland, Oregon

Nick Fish (In Memoriam)

City of Portland Commissioner

phone: 503-823-3589

Email: nick@portlandoregon.gov

1221 S.W. 4th, Room 240, Portland, OR 97204

Announcing Portland Parks & Recreation’s New Director

February 7, 2019Adena Long

Today, Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish announced the appointment of Adena Long as the new Director of Portland Parks & Recreation.

“I am delighted that Adena will lead the next era of Portland Parks & Recreation,” said Commissioner Fish. “A long-time public servant with over 20 years of experience with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Adena brings deep operational experience and a record of collaborative and innovative leadership.”

Long’s appointment follows an extensive national recruitment that engaged Parks bureau employees, Parks Board members, friends groups and partner organizations, community members, and City colleagues.

“I am honored to be chosen by Commissioner Fish to head Portland Parks & Recreation,” Adena said. “Portlanders are passionate about their parks and recreation programs. I look forward to engaging the community on the challenging and important work of the bureau.”

A native New Yorker, Adena began her NYC Parks career as a seasonal Urban Park Ranger in 1997. She steadily moved up the ranks, and in 2010 became the first woman, and youngest-ever, to serve as Parks Borough Commissioner for Staten Island.

In 2018, she was recognized as manager of the year for New York City Parks. Adena has served as Deputy Commissioner for Urban Park Service and Public Programs since 2016.

Adena will assume her duties on February 19, 2019.

Media

Portland Parks Looks to New York City for Its Next Parks Director

Andrew Theen in The Oregonian

 

City Hires New Yorker to Head Portland Parks & Recreation

Nick Budnick in the Portland Tribune