Parks and Recreation Director - The Borough of Hanover

In January, Towson University alumni Matthew Purkins assumed the role of Hanover Borough's first Director of Parks and Recreation.  A former president of the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association and manager of the Carroll County Recreation and Parks Department Sports Complex, Matt is a Baltimore native and grew up in New Windsor, Maryland.  He most recently served in Dauphin County as fiscal manager of parks and recreation and previously as community supervisor for Baltimore's Recreation and Parks Department.