Meagan Elliott

she/her
President & CEO,
Belle Isle Conservancy
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Dr. Meagan Elliott is the President and CEO of the Belle Isle Conservancy, the non-profit arm of a 982-acre island park situated in the Detroit River between the United States and Canada and originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The Conservancy's mission is to protect, preserve, restore and enhance the natural environment, historic structures, and unique character of Belle Isle as a public park for the enjoyment of all – now and forever. She has spent the last decade leading green space initiatives for the city, as the City's first Chief Parks Planner and, since 2021, as Deputy CFO over Development and Grants where she oversaw $2.3 billion in grant funds including all American Rescue Plan Act dollars. Elliott led the Joe Louis Greenway Framework Plan, was the public-sector lead in the $350 million campaign for a Unified Greenway for the Joe Louis Greenway and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, and serves as co-chair to the Joe Louis Greenway Partnership. She has her doctorate in sociology and masters in urban planning from the University of Michigan.

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