A New Orleans native and an urban planner focused on neighborhoods, Editha joined Parks For All in 2017 following the Master Plan amendment process. Parks For All's goals match hers in wanting every resident of New Orleans to have access to parks and green space for a better quality of life.

Foster currently is an Operating Partner of Bernhard Capital Partners, a private equity and infrastructure firm based in Louisiana, and also serves as a Senior Advisor to EHS Partners, a management consulting firm based in New York. Active on several for-profit and not-for-profit boards throughout the country (among them Atlas Technical Consultants, the Nature Conservancy, and the Greater New Orleans Foundation), Foster brings a broad professional and civic perspective to his work with Parks For All, of which he is a founding member and serves as Treasurer.

Shaun’s appreciation of the necessity and the joy of public parks blossomed decades ago when living in Louisville, Kentucky, where Frederic Olmsted left for posterity an extraordinary system of public parks. Olmsted’s work revealed to her the enduring social ideals underlying parks, their cultural legacies, and the wisdom of creating parks and neighborhoods in tandem. In New Orleans, her native city, she sees the power of parks to uplift the city and its citizens in a similar way and is proud to be part of Parks For All’s efforts to accomplish that.

Keith grew up in Carrollton near the streetcar barn and spent time in the early 1960s wandering around the batture. He has worked as a merchant seaman, teacher, and lawyer. His favorite places in New Orleans include the views of the Mississippi at Audubon Park and Crescent Park, and from the bike path on the levee near the Jefferson Parish line. His determination to preserve these views and to prevent green space in our larger parks and other public spaces from being converted to commercial and specialized uses led him to involvement with Parks For All.

Scott lives just a few blocks from the hospital where he was born, coming full circle after many years of schooling and work in the Northeast. Having enjoyed the beauty of nature from a young age and with a special appreciation for urban parks, he is glad to be part of the founding group of like-minded park lovers who came together in 2014 to advocate for the betterment of our New Orleans parks. Now retired from a career in banking, he pursues his lifetime avocation of painting and can sometimes be spotted in one of our parks, toiling over a landscape.

Born in New Orleans, where he returned after Hurricane Katrina to help rebuild, Lex has become a real-estate developer, principally restoring historic buildings into mixed-use, mixed-income projects. One of his principal passions is for urban spaces that people want to live, work, and play in. He considers parks the critical urban-design element in the creation of those spaces, which is why he became involved with Parks for All. He is dedicated to turning New Orleans into a great parks city.

Buck is a retired Investment Banker and former President of Holy Cross University. He became a member of Parks for All because he believes that everyone should have a public green space within a 10 minute walk from where they live. Parks provide recreational space that will improve both the mental and physical lives of our citizens and promote an overall improvement in our community. Parks For All and NORD are the best hope for our city.

When Annie raised her children in Manhattan in the middle of the crack epidemic, their Greenwich Village ball field was the center of her family’s social life. She loved the diversity of people who became friends, as the kids played and parents cheered. When exploring small parks throughout the city, she came to see how vital these “backyard” playgrounds were to every neighborhood’s quality of life. As the Executive Director of the NORD Foundation 2011-2018, where she raised funds to rebuild New Orleans’ playgrounds, Annie experienced similar feelings of social connection between families engaged in outdoor activities. Seeing the possibilities for an extensive variety of “backyard” parks connecting and belonging to all of us, she joined the Board of Parks For All.

Adam has been involved with Nola Parks For All since 2016 and is the Founding Director of FitLot, a New Orleans-based, national non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping communities find the resources they need to plan, build, and program outdoor fitness parks. Adam gained experience in green space management and community development through his work with the Broadmoor Improvement Association before graduating from Loyola in 2010. Adam believes that all New Orleanians should have access to beautiful, safe, welcoming green spaces within walking distance of their homes and has had the unique experience of collaborating with Parks and Recreation Departments in all 50 States to plan, build and program public outdoor fitness parks.

Robbie Robertson first became enamored with the natural world while sitting in the garden for a couple of years, reading and contemplating the future. He had sold the advertising agency he co-created after confronting a personal crisis of sorts. His self-renewal process led to reading The Findhorn Garden, the story of a Scottish spiritual community committed to a loftier relationship with the plant kingdom. Since then he has come to think of urban parks as essential to helping us discover the deeper meaning of our human nature. Parks sustain and nurture our mental health, as people came to realize across the world during the pandemic

Sandra has been a vocal citizens’ advocate since Hurricane Katrina, and fully appreciates the interwoven relationship between the rich culture, historic architecture, and the tropical environment that make up New Orleans. She also understands how our connection to nature is vital to our well-being and sense of peace. As Chair of Advocacy for Louisiana Landmarks Society, she stays active citywide working to preserve the historic character and distinctive charm of the city, along with the quality of life of residents. As a board member of Parks for All, efforts to preserve and provide access to green space are a natural extension of her work.

Jeff is Publisher and Editor of Think504.com the largest black owned website in the region and is a partner in WBOK 1230. He has been with Parks for All since its inception. As a native New Orleanian and park enthusiast, he believes high quality parks in our neighborhoods are vital. From exercise for seniors to sports and recreation for our children, parks provide us all healthy outcomes. Big parks like City Park and Audubon are great and necessary. But every neighborhood needs and deserves a community park. Jeff believes that investing in our parks is an investment in ourselves.