Patrick Morgan has been named the new program director for Philadelphia at Knight Foundation. He begins his work January 4, 2016.
For the last six years, Patrick has served as chief of staff to the deputy mayor for environmental and community resources with the city of Philadelphia. He has been at the heart of the work to Reimagine the Civic Commons, an effort to ensure that public places – libraries, parks, community centers, and trails – help build connections and value for neighborhoods. Working closely with Mayor Michael Nutter, Patrick has helped develop innovative public initiatives to increase the urban tree canopy, promote an equitable food system, create new public parks and play spaces, as well as advance workforce development, digital literacy and community engagement.
Patrick is active in many of the city’s civic and community organizations, including the Delaware Valley Green Building Council, Drexel University’s Leading for Change Fellowship Program, Leadership Philadelphia’s Core Program and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia’s Leadership Exchange Program. He and his wife, Lee Ann, live in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia with their twins, Isabel and Charles, with another child due in February.
