{"id":963621,"date":"2026-07-28T01:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/963621\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:26:37","slug":"klyde-warren-park-names-new-ceo-ahead-of-200m-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/963621\/","title":{"rendered":"Klyde Warren Park Names New CEO Ahead Of $200M Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                                    Calvert Collins-Bratton will become president and CEO of Klyde Warren Park on September 1. | Images by Klyde Warren Park\/press release; compilation by DX.                                <\/p>\n<p>Klyde Warren Park has selected longtime Dallas civic leader Calvert Collins-Bratton as its next president and CEO, placing an experienced fundraiser at the helm as the downtown deck park prepares for a roughly $200 million expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment takes effect September 1, the park <a href=\"https:\/\/www.klydewarrenpark.org\/press-room\/klyde-warren-park-names-calvert-collins-bratton-president-and-ceo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> on July 23. Collins-Bratton will oversee operations, programming, fundraising, strategic partnerships and long-term planning for the 5.4-acre park.<\/p>\n<p>She will succeed Kit Sawers, who will begin work August 3 as CEO of the new Dallas Office at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/news\/latest\/smu-launches-the-formation-of-the-dallas-office\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SMU<\/a> and a university vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Collins-Bratton most recently served as chief relationships officer at Communities Foundation of Texas, where she led charitable-giving specialists and corporate philanthropy efforts. She previously led communications and strategic events for Methodist Health System Foundation after more than a decade as a television reporter and anchor.<\/p>\n<p>Her ties to Klyde Warren Park span more than a decade. As chair of the Dallas Park and Recreation Board, she advocated for public-space projects across the city. She also supported the park as a donor. Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert led the foundation\u2019s executive search.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew people understand the significance and potential of Klyde Warren Park as deeply as Calvert does,\u201d Jody Grant, chairman of the foundation\u2019s board of directors, said in the announcement. \u201cShe has been an advocate for public spaces throughout Dallas, a trusted philanthropic leader, and a longtime supporter of the Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As previously <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasexpress.com\/city\/ice-skating-events-more-dallas-unveils-200m-klyde-warren-park-expansion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> by The Dallas Express, the expansion will add 1.7 acres west toward Field Street. Plans include a 24,000-square-foot glass-and-steel event pavilion, an 8,000-square-foot rooftop terrace and a 37,000-square-foot lawn that can become an ice-skating rink during the winter. Project officials expect construction to begin this fall and finish in late 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKlyde Warren Park is one of Dallas\u2019 great success stories and one of the most beloved gathering places in our city,\u201d Collins-Bratton said. \u201cThe park demonstrates the transformative power of public spaces, and I am honored to have the opportunity to lead this extraordinary organization.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calvert Collins-Bratton will become president and CEO of Klyde Warren Park on September 1. | Images by Klyde&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":963622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,387362,50956,1596,219372,387363,63055,387364,20489,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-963621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-calvert-collins-bratton","tag-communities-foundation-of-texas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-parks","tag-kit-sawers","tag-klyde-warren-park","tag-klyde-warren-park-expansion","tag-smu","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116995004007844954","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=963621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/963622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=963621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=963621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=963621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}