New Parks Commissioner

“After eight very successful and productive years as Parks Commissioner, Rose Harvey leaves big shoes to fill, but I can’t think of anyone who is more qualified and more committed to parks than Erik,” says PTNY Executive Director Robin Dropkin. “We look forward to working with Erik and all the other great folks at Parks to continue the extraordinary revitalization of our beloved park system.”

Erik Kulleseid previously served as the Senior Vice President, Parks & Policy Program for the Open Space Institute. Prior to his time at OSI, he was Deputy Commissioner for Open Space Protection for OPRHP and served in a variety of roles at the Trust for Public Land for 13 years.

Kulleseid holds a B.A. from Yale University, a J.D. from Stanford Law School and received a Master of Forestry from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.