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Annual Members Meeting
June 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Members are invited to gather with us in person at Valley Green Inn on June 4 at 6 PM to review the past year, elect members to the Board of Directors, and learn about upcoming projects and Friends of the Wissahickon’s plans for stewardship in 2024. We will also be joined by Susan Slawson, Philadelphia’s newly elected Parks Commissioner, who will speak to us about her vision for the city’s park system.
Slawson was appointed recreation Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia in 2008 by Mayor Michael Nutter. During the financial crisis in 2008, Susan was able to raise millions of dollars to ensure that pools were open during the global economic crisis; federal grants, which provided computer labs to underserved communities throughout the park and recreation were also secured. She oversaw a seven-million-dollar capital renovation of the Dell Music Center, an outdoor amphitheater.
She also has served as Lieutenant of the Philadelphia Police Department, Management Consultant, and Executive Coach. As a 30-year veteran and a civil service employee of the City of Philadelphia, she is keenly aware of diversity and inclusion issues, particularly law enforcement.
Registration is required for this event. Limited seats will be available at the Valley Green Inn, and this event will also be live-streamed via Zoom. All FOW members will also receive a digital copy of the Annual Report for 2023.
FOW Members should visit the Member Hub or email Claire Brennan at brennan@fow.org for the link to register.
Join or renew your membership here to attend this meeting!
