Mike Mains

Mike Mains has been selected as the director of parks and recreation for the city of Bristol. Mains comes to Bristol from Elizabethton, where he has served as parks and recreation director, director of the Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Center, and with the Elizabethton/Carter County Boys and Girls Club. He has served in the parks and recreation field since 1999 and is a four-time Appalachian League Executive of the Year for his work with the Elizabethton Twins. He was inducted in the Appalachian League Hall of Fame in 2020 and holds a bachelor’s degree in recreation administration from Wingate College.