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    Asheville, NC 28801
    Main Phone Line: (828) 259-5800
    Fax: (828) 259-5606
    E-mail:parks@ashevillenc.gov

    Mailing Address

     

    Street Address

    Asheville Parks and Recreation

     

    Asheville Parks and Recreation

    PO Box 7148

     

    70 Court Plaza, 4th Floor

    Asheville, NC 28802

     

    Asheville, NC 28801

     

     

     

     

    Roderick Simmons

    Director

    259-5808

    Debbie Ivester

    Assistant Director

    259-5804

     

     

     

    Recreation Division

     

     

     

    Amy Pruett Rickman

    Superintendent, Recreation - (Interim)

    251-4080

     

    Athletics

    251-4024

     

    Recreation Centers

    251-4080

     

    Senior Programs

    350-2051

     

    Outdoor Recreation

    251-4029

     

    Adult Sports

    251-4026

     

    Youth Athletics

    232-4526

     

    League/Game/Cancellation/Info

    251-4082

     

    Senior Opportunity

    350-2062

     

    Vance After School

    350-6611

     

    Vance After School

    350-6611

     

    Asheville Municipal Golf Course 

    298-1867

     

    Aston Park Tennis Center

    251-4074 

     

    Food Lion Skate Park

    225-7184 

     

    Swimming Pool, Malvern Hills

    253-1164 

     

    Swimming Pool, Walton Street 

    253-1143

     

    Swimming Pool, Recreation Park

    298-0880

     

     

     

     

    Recreation Centers

     

     

     

     

    Burton Street

    254-1942

     

    East Asheville

    251-4042

     

    Harvest House

    350-2051

     

    Montford

    253-3714

     

    Murphy-Oakley

    251-4042

     

    North Asheville

    350-2062

     

    W.C. Reid

    350-2048

     

    Senior Opportunity

    350-2062

     

    Lynwood Crump - Shiloh

    274-7739

     

    Stephens-Lee

    350-2058

     

    West Asheville

    254-1942

     

     

     

    Cultural Arts Division

     

     

     

    Diane Ruggiero

    Superintendent, Cultural Arts

    259-5815

    Chris Gentile

    WNC Nature Center Director

    259-8080

    Sandra Travis

    Program Supervisor, Festivals

    259-5841

    Kristin Perez

    Event Specialist

    259-5773

    Stacey Witkowski

    Event Specialist

    259-5689

     

     

     

    Park Maintenance

     

     

     

    Al Kopf

    Superintendent (Interim), Park Maintenance

    259-5805

    James Ball

    Labor Crew Coordinator 

    251-4051 

    Ricky Foster

    Labor Crew Coordinator 

    251-4053 

    Paul Becker

    Labor Crew Coordinator 

    251-4052 

     

    Riverside Cemetery

    259-5805 

     

    McCormick Field

    259-5805 

    Keith Whittington

    Park Warden

    252-1110

    Jennifer Payne

    Pritchard Park Park Ranger 

    280-6361 

     

     

     

     

    Park Planning & Development

     

     

     

    Al Kopf

    Superintendent, Park Planning & Development

    259-5838

    Seth Hendler-Voss

    Landscape Architect

    259-5508

     

     

     

    Business Services Division

     

     

     

    Frank McGowan

    Superintendent

    259-5811

    Christy Bass

    Business Services Supervisor

    259-5801

    Kathy Knapp

    Administrative Assistant

    251-4068

    Judy Scott

    Adminstrative Secretary

    259-5802

    Don Fairbanks

    Media Technical Specialist

    259-5555

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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