INDIANAPOLIS — Phyllis Boyd has been named the next director of Indy Parks and Recreation.
Boyd comes to the City of Indianapolis from her role as executive director of Groundwork Indy, a non-profit organization that employs youth to work on community-based projects that equitably enhance environmental, economic, and social well-being. Before joining Groundwork Indy, she practiced landscape architecture and urban planning in the for-profit sector, where her work focused on sustainable design and planning and supporting the efforts of diverse communities to transform their built environments into meaningful, relevant, and life-enhancing places.
Most recently, Boyd worked with Indy Parks on design and community outreach plans for the Riverside Park Adventure Park, a comprehensive redevelopment initiative to create a multi-use adventure park for neighbors, children and their families. She previously worked with Indy Parks on community outreach plans on park and trail enhancements.
Boyd will start as director on November 15.
