Leadership Committee

About the Leadership Committee

The Dix Park Leadership Committee exists to provide guidance to City staff, the Conservancy, and other partners on the implementation of the Dix Park Master Plan.  The Leadership Committee is supported by City staff and will make recommendations to the Raleigh City Council, which has final approval on the implementation of the Master Plan.  The committee meets at least quarterly, and is composed of 12 members appointed by Raleigh City Council. 

Dix Park Leadership Committee Members:

  • Mayor Janet Cowell, Chair
  • Bill Ross, Vice-Chair
  • Council Member Mitchell Silver
  • Stephen Bentley Director, Parks Recreation and Cultural Resources Department
  • Marchell Adams-David, City Manager
  • Nancy McFarlane, Dix Park Conservancy
  • Orage Quarles, Dix Park Conservancy
  • Ed Fritsch, Dix Park Conservancy
  • Chris Herndon, Chair, Community Committee
  • Chris Pereira, Chair, Parks Recreation Greenways Advisory Board
  • Alicia Knight, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Finance and Administration, NC State University
  • David Smith, Deputy Commissioner, NC Department of Agriculture

View Leadership Committee Meeting Agendas and Minutes using the City of Raleigh's paperless system. In BoardDocs, click the icon in the top right corner to select Dix Park Leadership Committee.