Organizations Filed Purposes:
Discovery Green's mission is to operate an urban park that serves as a village green, a source of health and happiness for our citizens, and a window into the diverse talents and traditions that enrich life in Houston.
Discovery Green Conservancys vision is to create a vital, active urban space at the heart of our community through creative placemaking. The park offers more than 600 events each year, most of which are presented free to the public.
Discovery Green Conservancy operates a public park, open year-round at no charge to residents and visitors of the Greater Houston area. The park includes open areas for events, picnics, and sports, a playground and an interactive water feature for children, a lake, a putting green, various gardens, a jogging path, dog runs, a branch of the Houston Public Library, two restaurants, performance areas and both temporary and permanent installations of art. The park hosts a variety of activities such as yoga, dance and fitness classes and performing arts events, as well as special events such as an ice rink in winter.
In March 2017, Discovery Green entered into a partnership with Houston First to manage programming for the new Avenida Houston Plaza in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center. The goal is to provide both convention visitors and Houstonians a great new downtown destination. Numerous free events, including circus acts, live music, movies, dancing and temporary art installations were programmed by Discovery Green on the plaza across the street from the park. Due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Spring 2020, the number of free events at Avenida Houston Plaza decreased from prior years.
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 |
|---|
| Barry Mandel | President | 40 | $250,921 |
| Susanne Theis | Programming Dir | 40 | $140,780 |
| Clark Curry | Operations Dir | 40 | $116,010 |
| Melinda Parmer | Finance-Admin Dir | 40 | $114,911 |
| Polly Whittle | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lacey Salas | Director | 1 | $0 |
| F Xavier Pena | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Cody Patel | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Parsons | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Nyquist | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Munoz | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Massad Iii | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Stan Leong | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Chaille Hawkins | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Saundria Chase Gray | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Evans | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Zane Carruth | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Camarena | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Roxanne Almaraz | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Abendshein | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Sudduth | Sec/Treas | 1 | $0 |
| Barry H Caldwell | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Roxann Neumann | Chair | 2 | $0 |
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