Boston’s next Commissioner of Parks and Recreation will be Diana Fernandez Bibeau, a 35-year-old West Roxbury resident who currently works in the Boston Planning Department. Bibeau, who will succeed interim Commissioner Cathy Baker Eclipse when she assumes the role on June 1, will also serve as Deputy Chief of Open Space for Mayor Wu.
Eclipse, who has served as the department’s interim leaders since Ryan Woods, left in October 2024, will stay on in a new role.
Bibeau is currently the Deputy Chief of Urban Design at the Planning Department, where she also provided a key role in designing and facilitating the White Stadium public design processes…