Andrew Emma

Andrew Emma is the Manager of Love Park for the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation department, a position he's held since September 2018. During this time, he's developed and supported diverse programming that has brought nearly 1000 weddings, 7 seasons of Friday evening salsa, multiple installations in partnership with Mural Arts, and numerous other activations featuring a wide array of local creatives. Prior to this role, his work at PPR included creating TreeKeepers, a workforce development program which combined reentry and sustainable land care, and expanding a Standards & Inspections program for all citywide park assets.

An Urban Studies graduate from Temple University, his previous jobs in community organizing, working with at-risk and in-crisis youth, plus 10 years on the board of the Passyunk Square Civic Association, have given him 20+ years of varied experience working in community development and with issues facing disenfranchised individuals of all ages.

In his free time he loves wandering Philly, checking places off the intense Google map he's created, and is currently tinkering with combining music and video projections, cause it's just cool.