Morgan Monaco

As Park Administrator and President of the Alliance, the non-profit that operates Brooklyn’s flagship park in partnership with the City, Morgan Monaco leads a workforce of more than 200 Alliance and NYC Parks staff, and oversees fundraising and revenue-generating activities that provide $14 million in operating support for the park each year. Monaco is the first Black leader of the Alliance, further diversifying executive leadership within the open space sector.

Morgan previously served as Executive Director of the Red Hook Initiative, a youth and community development nonprofit impacting the 6,500 residents of Brooklyn’s largest public housing development. Prior to that she led a team within the NYC Mayor’s Office of Operations, where she managed broad-reaching equity initiatives, including OneNYC, which combines sustainability, equity and resiliency policy into one plan for NYC’s future. Morgan serves on the board of Nonprofit NY, and is co-chair of the Parks and Open Space Partners.