Franklin Parks & Recreation Department
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Parks & Recreation Staff

Director of Parks & Recreation 

Chip Orner, CPRE
Ph: 317-736-3689
E: play@franklin.in.gov

Chip Orner has been with Franklin Parks and Recreation Department since 2006. Prior to coming to Franklin, he served as Director of Recreation with Greenwood Parks and Recreation Department (1997-2006) and Director of Parks & Recreation with Edinburgh Parks and Recreation Department (1995-1997). He also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Health & Wellness Design at Indiana University-Bloomington, teaching courses in fiscal management of leisure service organizations & recreation facility management. Chip holds a bachelor's degree in Recreation and Park Administration from Indiana University, a Graduate Certificate in Public Management from IU O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs and a master's degree in Recreation and Park Administration from Indiana University. He is a graduate of the Indiana University Executive Development Program, a graduate of the National Recreation & Park Association Director's School, a graduate of the National Aquatic Management School, a graduate of the NRPA Revenue Development & Management School and a graduate of Leadership Johnson County. Chip holds professional certifications from the National Recreation & Park Association as a Certified Park & Recreation Executive (CPRE) and as a Certified Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO). He is also a Certified Pool Operator (CPO) by the National Swimming Pool Foundation. He is a member of the National Recreation & Park Association and the Indiana Park & Recreation Association, having served as IPRA President in 2008 and 2021.
Assistant Director 

Rocky Stultz
Ph: 317-346-1191
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Recreation Director 

Holly Johnston
Ph: 317-346-1198
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Park Operations Director 

Nathan Brown, CPSI-AFO
Ph: 317-346-1185
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Business Services Director 

Brooke Willis
Ph: 317-346-1195
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Facilities/Events Coordinator 

Jamie Beck
Ph: 317-346-1197
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Recreation Coordinator 

Courtney Bohling
Ph: 317-346-1192
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Aquatics/Fitness Director 

Alfonso Andolz, AFO-CPO
Ph: 317-346-1186
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Marketing/Communications Coordinator 

Victoria Ratliff
Ph: 317-346-1194
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Recreation/Events Coordinator 

Nick Millspaugh
Ph: 317-346-1199
E: play@franklin.in.gov
Building Services Supervisor 

Terry Moss
Ph: 317-346-1184
Park Operations Supervisor 

Derrick Lacey
Ph: 317-736-3693
Park Operations Supervisor 

Chris Douthitt
Ph: 317-736-3693
Facility Maintenance Director 

Curtis Rooks
Ph: 317-346-1196
Park Operations Supervisor 

Terry Golden
Ph: 317-736-3693
Cemetery Operations Director 

Stuart Smith
Ph: 317-346-1183
Cemetery Maintenance Supervisor 

Dale Mason
Ph: 317-736-3680
Cemetery Maintenance 

Orlando Stern
Ph: 317-736-3680
Cemetery Admin Assistant 

Julie Parsley
Ph: 317-346-1182
Active Adult Center Manager 

Glenna Escher
Ph: 317-736-3696


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