Richard Parr

Director of Policy & Development  
(617) 502-6244
rparr@abettercity.org

Mr. Parr is responsible for ABC’s policy and legislative agendas, as well as its membership development efforts. He also staffs the several of ABC’s committees: South Boston Stakeholders, Project Development, Young Leaders, Transportation Finance and Policy, and the Real Estate and Land Development Forum.

Mr. Parr comes to ABC with a background in media and politics. He worked at the PBS public affairs documentary series Frontline, producing the companion web sites to reports on a wide range of policy issues. Before that, he was a staffer in media operations at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. A lifelong Boston-area resident, Mr. Parr graduated from Harvard College in 2001 and lives in Lower Allston with his wife, Molly.

*Zakim Bridge photo by Caroline Crockett