Deputy Director - Recreation

SHAWANDA CRAIG

Ms. Craig started working for the City of Little Rock in February of 1999 in the Human Resources Department as a Human Resource Technician. She was promoted the next year and transferred to the Little Rock Parks & Recreation Department. There, she served for years as a Recreation Programmer in the Adult Leisure services at University Park (now The Centre at University Park). With over 23 years of city government experience, she now oversees the entire Division of Recreation Services. 

A graduate of historic Little Rock Central High School, Ms. Craig went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Ms. Craig was named the 2015 Little Rock Parks & Recreation Employee of the Year 2015 and also received recognition for 20 years with the City in 2019.

She loves to travel, watch her daughter play AAU Basketball, and spend time with her husband, children, granddaughter, and family members. Ms. Craig enjoys watching and attending various sports and hopes to start back playing tennis and pickleball soon!

Shawanda Craig - Deputy Director - Recreation
Little Rock Parks & Recreation
500 W Markham St #108,
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-371-6855
scraig@littlerock.gov