After an 18-month search, the Brackenridge Park Conservancy has appointed a new full-time CEO in New Orleans-born Chris Maitre. He brings with him 13 years of experience managing New Orleans’ historic City Park and 27 years of experience working in nonprofits.
Maitre comes at a time when the conservancy, city and community are launching renewed efforts to fund and develop projects aimed at reversing decades of decline at the 125-year-old Brackenridge Park. Maitre replaces Terry Brechtel, the interim CEO and former city manager who has led the Brackenridge Conservancy for the past year and a half and who played a key role in shaping the park’s latest plans.
Efforts to restore the historic 343-acre Brackenridge Park began in 2008, with the launch of the Conservancy.
