Department Leadership

Nick Walker is the director of Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation. He  oversees more than 290 parks, nature preserves, greenways and facilities located on more than 22,500 acres; a staff of approximately 450 full-time employees and over 1,000 part-time and seasonal employees; and a more than $71 million budget. 

Prior to joining the County, Nick served as parks director for the City of Memphis. As director, he led Memphis Parks through the development of its first master plan since 1999 and oversaw the department’s first accreditation by the National Recreation and Park Association’s (NRPA) Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies.

He holds a Master of Science in information quality, and an associate’s degree in science, both from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Henderson State University. He is an NRPA Certified Park and Recreation Executive and a graduate of NRPA’s exclusive two-year Directors School that develops effective park and recreation leaders.