Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN FOREST PARK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, AS ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST URBAN PARKS, NOW AND FOREVER.
PARK OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE- FOREST PARK FOREVER WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS TO MAINTAIN FOREST PARK, VISITED BY MORE THAN 13 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY. FOREST PARK FOREVER HAS A CREW OF MORE THAN 25 FULL-TIME HORTICULTURISTS, GARDENERS, NATURE RESERVE TECHNICIANS AND AN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION SPECIALIST WHO MAINTAIN LANDSCAPES AND NATURAL AREAS IN THE PARK. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR MAINTENANCE, FOREST PARK FOREVER FUNDED SPECIAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE PARK SUCH AS REPAIRING SIDEWALKS AND ROADS, RESTORING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND REPAIRING AND RESTORING STATUES AND MONUMENTS.
CAPITAL PROJECTS- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, COMPLETED THE MAJOR RENOVATIONS OF EMERSON CENTRAL FIELDS AND BOEING AVIATION FIELDS, BROKE GROUND ON A NEW 17-ACRE NATURE PLAYSCAPE, AND ADVANCED THE DESIGN FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PARK'S WATERWAY SYSTEM ON THE EAST SIDE.
EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER AND VISITOR SERVICES- FOREST PARK FOREVER, INC. OPERATES THE DENNIS & JUDITH JONES VISITOR AND EDUCATION CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXPLORE ST. LOUIS. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE VISITOR AND EDUCATION CENTER IS TO WELCOME AND ASSIST VISITORS AND PARK USERS BY PROVIDING FOREST PARK MAPS, INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS AND ACCESS TO VISITOR RESOURCES FOR THE ST. LOUIS REGION. THE CENTER ALSO SERVES AS A MEET-UP LOCATION FOR RUNNERS, WALKERS, CYCLISTS, BIRDERS, AND VARIOUS FITNESS CLUBS. VISITOR SERVICES ARE PRIMARILY DELIVERED VIA TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPLEMENTED BY PAID STAFF IN THE EVENING AND WEEKENDS. THE CENTER INCLUDES A CAF, SPECIAL EVENT AND MEETING SPACES, CLASSROOMS, EXHIBIT SPACE, PUBLIC RESTROOMS, SECURE LOCKER FACILITIES, A FULLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND, RACQUETBALL AND HANDBALL COURTS, FREE PUBLIC WIFI AND A BIKE AIR PUMP STATION. IN 2019, AN ESTIMATED 325,000 VISITORS AND PARK USERS CAME THROUGH THE VISITOR AND EDUCATION CENTER. OUR VISITOR SERVICES VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDED MORE THAN 23,000 DIRECT VISITOR ASSISTS AND OUR DIGITAL GPS MAP - FORESTPARKMAP.ORG - HOSTED 135,000 USERS. MORE THAN 30,000 FOREST PARK VISITOR GUIDES WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THE PARK AND AT PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS EXPLORE ST. LOUIS, LOCAL HOTELS, MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS AND SEVERAL MISSOURI DIVISION OF TOURISM WELCOME CENTERS LOCATED ACROSS THE STATE. FOREST PARK FOREVER VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDES LED BOTH WALKING AND DRIVING TOURS FOR HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS. 2019 WAS THE NINTH YEAR OF THE FOREST PARK TROLLEY, A PUBLIC TRANSIT PROGRAM WITH METRO/BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTING NEARLY 50,000 RIDERS DURING THE LATE SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON. FOREST PARK FOREVER'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SERVED NEARLY 4,000 PARTICIPANTS WITH ITS ARRAY OF PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lesley Hoffarth | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECT | 40 | $307,833 |
| Frank Kartmann | SVP-OPERATIONS | 40 | $198,663 |
| Tamara Sheffield | SVP-FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $193,581 |
| John O'Gorman | SVP-DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $188,306 |
| Faith Maddy | VP- DEVELOPMENT AND CAMPAIGNS | 40 | $160,368 |
| Stephen Schenkenberg | VP- COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETI | 40 | $137,608 |
| David Lenczycki | DIRECTOR OF PARK PLANNING AN P | 40 | $119,465 |
| Shawnell Faber | DIRECTOR OF LAND MANAGEMENT | 40 | $102,982 |
| Amadou Yattassaye | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Wrighton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Henry S Webber | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Sivewright | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Scroggins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Traci O'Bryan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diedre Gray | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gabe Gore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Reshma Chattaram | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Applegate | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Irwin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Turley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Thein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Sherberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erika Schenk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vic Richey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Propst | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ian Maceachern | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Loynd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Liekweg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Kemper | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Herschend | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Goodson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martin E Galt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Connor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Ciesla | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sisi Beltran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne O'Connell Albrech | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Thomas | CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Barbara Taylor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Suggs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Shaughnessy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Rosenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Mccollum | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Mann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Liberman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Swartout Klein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Higgins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Finerty | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Akande | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Dave Rabe | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Brian Hogan | VICE CHAIRMAN & TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Cynthia Brinkley | VICE CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Thomas Collins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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