VPB Hires new General Manager
Parks and recreation veteran named head of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
July 19, 2010 – Aaron Jasper, Chair of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and City Manager Penny Ballem today announced the appointment of Malcolm Bromley as General Manager, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.
The appointment follows a national search undertaken by a sub-committee of the Board and confirmed by the Board.
Malcolm Bromley has over 30 years of experience in parks and recreation management in Ontario, leading high performance teams, delivering quality programs and leading the integration of recreation programs following the amalgamation of several municipalities into the City of Toronto.
Since 2007, Malcolm has served as Director of Community Recreation for the City of Toronto. He has provided strategic leadership for recreation services across the city including aquatics, ski hills, active living, sport development, community programs and customer service.
Over his career, Malcolm has held supervisory and management positions in parks, forestry, and recreation operations in the Ontario cities of Belleville, North York and Toronto. He has also served as a part-time professor at Humber College where he led classes on a range of recreation topics.
Malcolm has a reputation as a strong builder of partnerships with other levels of government, the public, community groups and other key stakeholders.
Malcolm’s skills and experience within large municipalities will be invaluable to the management of Vancouver’s world renowned parks and recreation facilities.
He will begin his new duties in early September.
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