Maureen Heffernan (she/her/hers)

CEO
Park Management Company
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma

CEO at Park Management Company in Oklahoma City that oversees management and operations for the 15-acre Myriad Botanical Gardens and 70-acre Scissortail Park located in downtown OKC. Both urban green sites are managed within a public private partnership with the City of Oklahoma City. Previous roles included: Executive Director of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to lead the master planning, construction and management of a new botanical garden; Director of Public Programs at Cleveland Botanical Garden; and Education Coordinator at the American Horticultural Society. A graduate of Fordham University in New York City and studied horticulture at Ohio State University.

Presentation(s):

• TUE-B07: Public Parks, Private Operations: How Funding and Governance Planning Realize Great Design

  Tuesday, October 8, 2024
  2:00pm – 3:15pm ET