BOARD & COMMITTEES

Committees

Want to join a committee, email marketing@bentonpark.org. We’d love to hear from you.

Building Review Committee

Chair: Tim Mulligan | Email
The Building Review Committee evaluates requests for renovations to Benton Park Neighborhood buildings and requests for new business licensing. The Committee makes recommendations to the Executive Board and general membership about Association support for or opposition to such requests and issues letters of support reflecting the opinion of the Association. The letters of support are used by renovators and business owners in their quest for City permits.

English Cave Community Garden Committee

Chair: Bill Kranz | Email | Read Bill’s Bio
The Garden Committee manages utilization and upkeep of the neighborhood garden. It is responsible for registration of members for garden plot spaces and organization of work days to maintain the public parts of the garden. Open meetings are held monthly generally at a gardener's house during the growing season May through September. The Garden Committee meets the last Wednesday of the month at 7:15 p.m. For more information, contact Bill Kranz.

Within the English Cave Community Garden Committee is a sub-committee titled the English Cave Recovery Project. Their work is dedicated to recovering English Cave. If you have questions about this recovery effort, englishcave@bentonpark.org.

Events Committee

Chair: Brittany Nelson | Email
The Events Committee organizes events hosted by Benton Park Neighborhood Association, including our Summer Concert Series, Tunes on Tap, and festivities supporting the Gateway Cup's Benton Park Classic Criterium.

Marketing and Tangible Change Committee

Chair: Lori White | Email
If you don’t know where to go first to get plugged into the neighborhood and the city, start with the marketing committee! From tennis leagues, to pothole repairing brigades and beyond, we have a running list of project and dreams that only need a few more volunteers to make come true. We also build and execute marketing and advertising plans, handles social media, website, newsletter and more. Email Lori.

Parks Committee

Chair: Dan Guenther | Email
The Parks Committee spends time with park cleanup and flower garden maintenance in Benton Park, Cherokee Park, Carnegie Park, and Fremont Park. The committee reviews and coordinates Association-sponsored plantings of trees or gardens in the parks as well as sponsored capital improvements. 

Benton Park Dog Park Committee

Chair: Hayley Johnston
The mission of the Benton Park Dog Park is to foster positive community engagement by providing a safe, fenced environment for owners and their dogs to exercise, socialize, and train. It is our aim to promote responsible pet ownership. For more information, visit bentonparkdogpark.com.

Safety committee

Chair: Derrick Kilgore | Email

Neighborhood safety is the focus of this committee, and research has shown that lighting makes a difference in crime levels. Periodically, groups of neighbors walk the streets and note areas where streetlights or porch lights are out or malfunctioning. The committee works with our Stabilization Officer and our assigned police officer to report, investigate and monitor any criminal activity. Recent efforts have focused upon developing a database of neighbors with street video cameras that can be called upon by police when investigating crimes.

Membership committee

Chair: William Aungnst | Email

Want to connect with your community? Do you wish you had more social meet-ups? We are starting neighborhood clubs and specific interest groups for Benton Park Neighborhood Association Members. The BPNA Membership Committee seeks to recruit new members and retain current members. We track current members, host the membership drive, and attend BPNA events to promote membership. Now, we are turning our focus to becoming a resource for BPNA members to connect over shared interests.