Description: A private foundation who's work is dedicated to mobilizing financial and popular support for the public parks in Portland, Oregon. The Portland Parks Foundation is the chief philanthropic partner for Portland Parks & Recreation.
For immediate release: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Portland Parks Foundation announced today that Executive Director Randy Gragg will retire from his role effective September 30 of this year.
“It’s been almost five years,” Gragg said. “During that time, we’ve made huge strides remaking the organization to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive both in its programming and in all of its relationships with the wide range of communities we serve. We’ve done, and are still doing, some great projects. We survived a pandemic . . . and we grew.”