Scott Martin officially joins the 21st Century Parks team January 4th, 2010. We are excited to see the experience and energy that he will bring to the team.

With 14 years public park experience, Martin comes to Louisville from Franklin County, Va., where he has led the operations of the public park and recreational waterway system for nearly a decade.  Franklin County is south of Roanoke and is western Virginia’s fastest-growing community. 

Since 2003, he served as the county’s director of commerce and leisure services, overseeing the parks and recreation, economic development and tourism departments for the county.  He previously served as Franklin County Parks and Recreation Director from 2001 to 2003. 

Martin will be tasked with the creation of an operations and management plan for the new parks system 21st Century Parks is creating in eastern and southeastern Louisville.  Construction could begin as soon as next summer.

Prior to his work in Virginia, Martin spent six years with the Boise Parks and Recreation department in Boise, Idaho.

Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a Master of Public Administration in Natural Resource Policy from Boise State University.  In 2005, he was named to the Virginia Business Journal’s list of “20 Under 40 Emerging Leaders in Western Virginia.” Martin and his wife, Jennifer will be relocating to Louisville. Jennifer currently serves as the Geographic Information System Director for Franklin County.