Douglas A. (Doug) Seegers has been named the new Director of Community Affairs for the City of Monroe by Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis.
Seegers, who has more than 11 years of experience as Director of Parks, Recreation, and Special Events for the City of West Monroe’s facilities, also brings more than thirty years of experience in business, non-profit and municipal operations. He also served as Event Coordinator of the West Monroe Convention Center for five years.
Seegers has been recognized for taking innovative, collaborative approaches to revitalizing, modernizing and expanding facilities and services for the benefit of the public. His tenure in West Monroe included development of the first dog park in north Louisiana, “Raising Cane’s Dog Park” at Kiroli; designating all parks and recreation facilities as “smoke free,” and working in partnership with the West Monroe Civitan Club and hundreds of supporters, to develop and open a one-acre all-inclusive playground, “The Civitan Smiles Park.” That project was quickly followed by “Pappadeaux’s Playground,” designed for toddlers ages 4 & under.
“Doug brings a unique combination of experience, ingenuity and partnership engagement to the table when it comes to understanding beautification, recreation trends and public needs,” said Mayor Ellis. “Monroe is blessed with many parks and recreation outlets. We have confidence Doug will play a key role in taking our approach to quality of life to an entirely new level for our citizens and visitors.”
A native of Monroe, Louisiana, and lifelong resident of Ouachita Parish, Seegers is a graduate of Neville High School and earned his BBA in Management from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He has served as past president and member of the Rotary Club of Monroe for nearly 30 years and also served as Governor of Rotary International District 6190 in 2010-2011
“I have always been an advocate of Service Above Self,” Seegers said. “I have dedicated most of my career to serving and helping both children and adults of all abilities reach their fullest potential while working to improve the quality of life for the citizens of northeast Louisiana.”
Doug and his wife Gloria are proud parents of 4 children and 4 grandchildren.