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Leisure Services
Phone: (228) 868-5881
Website: http://www.gulfport-ms.gov/leisureservices
Sportsplex website: http://www.gulfport-ms.gov/leisureservices/sportsplex.htm
Gulfport’s Department of Leisure Services provides residents and visitors with programs for youth and the elderly, parks, pools and sports facilities, including gymnasiums, ball fields and weight rooms. In addition, the department is responsible for community centers, senior centers, recreational facilities, youth athletic leagues, and after school and summer programs.
The department operates 38 ball fields, 31 parks,5 tennis courts, 3 gymnasiums, 7 walking tracks, all fishing piers and municipal boat ramps and jetties, the Small Craft Harbor, fitness centers, a senior center, a swimming pool, and more than 600 acres of parks and recreational areas.
Director - Edmond Salloum
Edmond Salloum has served as the City of Gulfport’s Director of Leisure Services since January 2006. Prior to his employment with the City, he worked for over 20 years with CommuniGroup, Inc., where he served as a senior level manager responsible for implementing employee incentive and customer retention programs and directed the sales force of a five-state market. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF |
CONTACT NAME |
PHONE |
| Department Director |
228-868-5881 |
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| Department Assistant Director |
228-868-5881 |
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| Athletics Coordinator |
228-868-5889 |
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| Recreation Coordinator |
228-868-5723 |
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| Cultural Affairs Coordinator |
228-214-3600 |
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| Cemetery Records |
228-214-3600 |
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Senior Citizen Activities Coordinator |
228-297-6598 |
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| Building Maintenance Supervisor |
Kevin Kuehling |
228-868-5773 |
Parks Maintenance Supervisor |
Richard Hophan |
228-868-5767 |
| Horticulturalist |
Randy Wales |
228-868-5864 |
Sexton (Cemetery) |
Lonnie Bobinger |
228-868-5764 |
| Sportsplex Supervisor |
228-832-4088 |
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| Sportsplex Turf Manager |
Ken Edwards |
228-832-3612 |
| Administrative Bookkeeper |
228-868-5882 |
For more Leisure Services information,
refer to http://www.gulfport-ms.gov/leisureservices.
