During the initial recruitment round, expressions of interest have been received and some initial prospects have unfortunately had to withdraw. Parkour Earth has a desire and an obligation to seek greater diversity of its Board, and therefore, the deadline for Independent Director applications has been extended until October 18th, 2020. See the original post for […]
We wish to recruit up to two additional Independent Directors on an initial 4-year-term and are now inviting applications. Our Independent Directors are appointed by the Board Nominations Committee (Independent Chair, Independent Director, Elected Director & CEO) based on who meets the skills and experience we are seeking. In order to apply for this role, you […]
Today Parkour Earth is launching a global engagement project to collect the voices of the global parkour community to help shape the image, processes, and actions of the organisation. Around the world, there is increased scrutiny on international sports federations to uphold the principles of good governance. Yet despite this call to action, we continue […]
Parkour Earth is excited to announce a partnership with Ukemi and Parkour Outreach to internationally develop their Movement Card project. The Movement Card is a grassroots initiative to support practitioners, authorities, and the public regarding rights and privileges of moving in public space. This initiative, whilst sharing knowledge and supporting practice in participating countries (which in turn will support those who […]
Who are you?I am Paul Gray, 36, from Johannesburg in South Africa. CEO of Parkour South Africa, Director of Concrete Foundation Crew Parkour Academy (CFC), parkour coach, and personal trainer. How did you get into parkour? I was first introduced to Parkour through an old school friend in 2005 but only started training seriously in 2007 at […]
Parkour Earth is pleased to welcome the United States Parkour Association as Affiliate Members, following completion of our membership process and their application being approved by the Board. USPK Executive Director Adam Kozy stated, “We’re absolutely thrilled to be joining Parkour Earth as it partially inspired the creation of USPK here in the States, and sprang […]
Who are you?I am Travis ‘TJ’ Ranson, 29, and based in Adelaide, South Australia How did you get into parkour? I’m one of the ones who’s first contact was the “B13 Chase Scene”. After a little bit of forum posting (as a 15-year-old in 2006) I caught the bus into town to meet a man […]
Who are you? I’m Chris Keighley, 36, born and raised in London, UK. How did you get into parkour? I am what was once-upon-a-time called a Jump London noob. I watched the seminal documentary that introduced parkour to a wider audience in the UK back when it aired in 2003 and was inspired to try and replicate […]
Who are you?I’m Janne Laurila, 32, married and father of two, and I live in Finland. How did you get into parkour?I bought a DSLR when I was 17 and not many had those back then, so in the autumn of 2004 two of my friends asked me to take my camera and shoot this […]
Following the resignation of Eugene Minogue, Parkour Earth’s transitional CEO, Parkour Earth is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Damien Puddle as the new CEO. Damien was elected to the transitional board at the formation of Parkour Earth and has gladly stepped into the management role to support the growth and development of the […]
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