Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH BY RESTORING THE PARK SYSTEM TO EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH BY RESTORING THE PARK SYSTEM TO EXCELLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. THE CONSERVANCY PLANS TO FURTHER THIS OBJECTIVE THROUGH DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FUNDING, CONTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE PARKS. IN ADDITION, THE CONSERVANCY ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY CENTERED ACTIVITIES OF EDUCATION, VOLUNTEERISM, ADVOCACY AND FUNDRAISING TO GARNER COMMUNITY ENTHUSIASM FOR THE OVERALL MISSION.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO PARKS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH FOR WHICH NO LEASE HAS BEEN OBTAINED ARE EXPENSED AS CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS. THE PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY CAPITALIZES CAPITAL PROJECT COSTS INCURRED DURING THE RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE PARKS WHEN THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A LEASE OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN THE PROPERTIES OR LAND BEING IMPROVED BY THE PROJECT. CAPITAL PROJECTS: PPC AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH ARE NOW EXECUTING THE 20-YEAR REGIONAL PARKS MASTER PLAN, CREATED IN 1998. THIS PLAN IS A CURRENT BLUEPRINT THAT OUTLINES THE NEEDS FOR PARK RESTORATION AT THIS STAGE OF REVITALIZATION. PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FOUR REGIONAL, URBAN PARKS HAVE BEEN DRAMATIC AND HAVE WON MANY AWARDS. OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDS HAVE BEEN LEVERAGED IN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PPC AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND RESULTED IN NUMEROUS EXEMPLARY SHOWCASE PROJECTS AND HUNDREDS OF ECOLOGICALLY RESTORED ACRES DESIGNED TO RETURN THE PARKS TO THEIR FORMER GLORY.
PARKS MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE: THIS SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDES EXPERTISE IN PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES. NATURAL AREAS MANAGEMENT, HORTICULTURE AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. THE PPC STAFF WORKS WITH THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) TO CREATE SCOPE OF WORK BASED ON THE REGIONAL PARKS MASTER PLAN. THE WORK INCLUDES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS SUCH AS THE STUDY OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF TREE POPULATIONS, THE IMPACT OF DEER ON URBAN PARKLAND AND ON THE ORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS THAT TREES, SHRUBS, AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS EXUDE TO INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF NEIGHBORING PLANT SPECIES.
PARKS PLANNING: THIS SERVICE AREA'S INTENT IS TO INITIATE COMMUNITY PROJECTS FROM THE CONCEPTUAL STAGE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT STAGE. THE PARKS PLANNING TEAM HAS A STRONG COMMUNITY PROCESS ADVOCACY AREA AND PARTNERS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SHARED GOALS. ADDITIONALLY THE TEAM SEEKS OUT THE INPUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. EQUITABLE INVESTMENT IS A KEY TENANT TO THE PARKS PLANNING PHILOSOPHY. THIS TEAM MANAGES RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, CONTRACTED GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVES, AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS IS IDENTIFYING AND MAINTAINING INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jayne Miller | PRESIDENT AND CEO THROUGH APRIL 2020 | 40 | $230,495 |
| Catherine Qureshi | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $119,737 |
| Guy Costa | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amosizinna Scott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maris Dauer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Dash | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kinsey Casey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ralph Horgan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Hernandez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Raymond Gastil | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Gable | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harry Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Ann King | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Pietragallo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Raetsch | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Therese Dillman Moss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Holthaus | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Jeremy Feinstein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Cheever | DIRECTOR EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| Terri Baltimore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Barbush | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicolle Bagnell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Talia Depasquale | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Abigail Foster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Ackerman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Booker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Davis | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ross Chapman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Darlene Motley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Hillman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Elise Frick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gabriela Porges | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Peduto | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Inez Miles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Spencer | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Morley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katie Mcsorley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Mullins | AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew Gleason | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mildred Myers | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Levine | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas Gianaris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gabriel Pellathy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Supowitz | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Pavlick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Foster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ritchie Battle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Levin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Dorrance | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Rudolph | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Lyons | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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