Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CREATE WILDERNESS EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION EXPERIENCES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)... TO CREATE WILDERNESS EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION EXPERIENCES THAT DEVELOP CRITICAL BEHAVIORS NEEDED FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE SUCESS IN SCHOOL, IN THE WORKPLACE AND LIFE.
THE WOODS PROJECT PROVIDES HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH TRANSFORMATIVE, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OUTDOORS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS (GRIT/PERSEVERANCE, ADAPTABILITY, CRITICAL THINKING, ZEST/CURIOSITY, SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE, INDEPENDENCE/SELF-CONTROL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS) THAT CORRELATE STRONGLY WITH SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, THE WORKPLACE AND LIFE. TWP OFFERS THREE MAIN PROGRAMS: WEEKLY AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS, WEEKEND OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIPS, AND TWO-WEEK WILDERNESS IMMERSION SUMMER TRIPS TO NATIONAL PARKS AND OTHER COMPARABLE OUTDOOR AREAS. ON AVERAGE, 73% OF PARTICIPANTS ARE LATINO, 15% ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND THE REMAINDER ARE OF MIXED RACE OR OTHER ETHNICITIES. THE WOODS PROJECT SERVES NEARLY 700 STUDENTS AND PROVIDES OVER 3000 STUDENT NIGHTS IN THE WILDERNESS PER YEAR
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 |
|---|
| Philip Wright | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Guerrero | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Cool | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Eastman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Vitek | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Champ Warren | FINANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Whitney Walsh | FUND DEVELOPMENT CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Samuels | BOARD DEVELOPMENT CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Palmer | RISK MANAGEMENT CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Gil Melman | FUND DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Marsh | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Vean Gregg | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Buckley | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Bruner | IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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