Executive Coordinator

Claire Folkman

215-988-9334
cfolkman@myphillypark.org

Claire Folkman joined the Fairmount Park Conservancy team in November 2017 as a joint member of the Finance & Development Teams. In her current role as the Executive Coordinator, she is responsible for managing all activities concerning the Conservancy’s Board of Directors and related committees in addition to assisting and supporting the Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining the Conservancy, Claire was an Executive Coordinator at Children’s Literacy Initiative where she supported the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Academic Officer. She graduated from Moore College of Art & Design with a BFA in 2D Fine Art and holds an Accounting Paraprofessional Certificate from the Community College of Philadelphia. In her free time, Claire is co-editor and publisher of the award-winning all-girl comic anthology Dirty Diamonds and creates comics, collages, and costume projects out of her studio in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. She can often be seen walking with her husband and dog in Penn Treaty Park.