Tupper Thomas, President of Prospect Park and the Alliance has announced her successor in today's Prospect Park website. Emily Lloyd will assume the presidency at the end of January 2011.
http://www.prospectpark.org/1240764
Dear Prospect Park Community:
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Emily Lloyd has
accepted the dual positions of President of Prospect Park
Alliance and Administrator of Prospect Park. She will start
work at the Park on January 31, 2011.
Emily’s years of public service make her a well known and
respected figure in New York. She has served as Commissioner
of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection
and Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation, as well as
an Executive Vice President at Columbia University and most
recently Chief Operating Officer at Trinity Real Estate.
In 2004, the Alliance developed a management and
governance plan to address a variety of issues including
succession planning for me and our founding chairman,
Henry Christensen III. In 2007, Albert H. Garner became
chairman. Today, we are excited to have found our new
President.
The Alliance Board and Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe
agree Emily will be a great leader for Prospect Park. She
brings years of experience in nonprofit management, capital
projects, financial management, and city government.
I am so pleased with the selection of Emily. She is capable
of building on all that has been done in Prospect Park.
Emily lives in Brooklyn and is looking forward to getting to better
know the community of Park users.
Sincerely,
Tupper Thomas
President
Prospect Park Alliance
--Kingsboider
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From Rob Bate:
Rusty Blackbird same location as yesterday, lullwater between rink and
Terrace Bridge,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet behind Wellhouse
Kestrel on Eastern Parkway near Museum
Observation date: 12/9/10
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ruddy Duck X
Great Blue Heron X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Kestrel X
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Fox Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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For news about biodiversity in NYC planning, check out this Link from my conservation blog which regards also community meetings on this topic in nyc planning
http://bbcnewsboard.blogspot.com/2010/12/biodiversity-planning-in-nyc-and-planyc.html
