wˌaɪl ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, pˈækɚd hˈoʊstᵻd ðə nˈaɪnti sˈɛkənd stɹˈiːt wˈaɪz pˈoʊɪtɹi ɹˈiːdɪŋ sˈɪɹiz, wʌz vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə pˈoʊɪtɹi səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈoːɹd ʌvðə pˌɜːɹɐndˈɛloʊ səsˈaɪəɾi, ænd wʌz kˈoʊdᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə hˈɑːfstɹɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚz kˈɑːnfɹəns fɔːɹ sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz.
While in New York, Packard hosted the 92nd Street Y’s poetry reading series, was Vice President of the Poetry Society of America, was a member of the governing board of the Pirandello Society, and was co-director of the Hofstra Writers Conference for seven years.