BUFFALO BAYOU - Key Persons


Adrian Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner

Alison Duran

Job Titles:
  • Park Staff Member
  • VENUE & VISITOR SERVICES SUPERVISOR

Alvaro Rangel

Job Titles:
  • ZONE SUPERVISOR

Andrea Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Anne Olson - President

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • PRESIDENT

Austin Warren

Job Titles:
  • VISITOR SERVICES COORDINATOR

Baldemar Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Bolivar M. Fraga

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • SECRETARY

Brandon Cofield, Sr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Brett Farley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Clean & Green Staff
  • FIELD OPERATIONS

Chase Gravatt

Job Titles:
  • CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN
  • Park Staff Member

Chris Bilton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

David Ott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • VICE CHAIR

David Rivers

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Clean & Green Staff
  • FIELD OPERATIONS FOREMAN

Donna Irwin

Job Titles:
  • Park Staff Member

Dr. Gabriela Sosa

Job Titles:
  • CONSERVATION MANAGER

Emily Keeton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Gaynell Floyd Drexler - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Officers Team

Guadalupe Plaza Park

This City of Houston park features green space, trails, and a boat dock as well as interpretive signage about the history of the East End. The Azios family fountain and historic columns are reminiscent of Mexico City's colonial Zocalo architecture. Interactive Map Guadalupe Plaza Park 2311 RUNNELS STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77003 This City of Houston park features green space, trails, and a boat dock as well as interpretive signage about the history of the East End. The Azios family fountain and historic columns are reminiscent of Mexico City's colonial Zocalo architecture.

Harvey Clemons

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Hidalgo Park

Built in 1932, Hidalgo Park is a popular East End site for Sunday picnics, birthday parties, and baseball games. Neighborhood children enjoy the park's creative wooden playground and water play station. Among the park's treasures is a statue of Father Miguel Hidalgo, a gift from the government of Jalisco, Mexico. Interactive Map Hidalgo Park 7000 AVENUE Q, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77011 Built in 1932, Hidalgo Park is a popular East End site for Sunday picnics, birthday parties, and baseball games. Neighborhood children enjoy the park's creative wooden playground and water play station. Among the park's treasures is a statue of Father Miguel Hidalgo, a gift from the government of Jalisco, Mexico.

Ian Rosenberg

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT of PROJECTS & PLANNING

Irmi Willcockson

Job Titles:
  • VISITOR SERVICES COORDINATOR

James Bute Park

James Bute Park is the original site of Germantown and Frost Town, two early immigrant neighborhoods. In the 1970s, Houston artist Kirk Farris transformed the once-abandoned site into a park named for a Houston entrepreneur who lived nearby. A Texas Historical Marker displayed in the park officially designates Frost Town as a historic site.

Jeff Parkinson

Job Titles:
  • ZONE SUPERVISOR

Jerry Davis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Jesús Bautista Moroles

Job Titles:
  • Late Texas Artist
Late Texas artist Jesús Bautista Moroles' Houston Police Officers' Memorial commemorates the 113+ Houston Police Department officers whose lives were lost in the line of duty. Shaped like an Aztec pyramid, the sculpture symbolizes a royal tomb. The Police Officers' Memorial and surrounding grounds are guarded 24 hours a day. This is also the site of an annual procession and wreath-laying ceremony.

Joe Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Park Staff Member
  • PARK DIRECTOR

John Whitmire

Job Titles:
  • Mayor

Jose Armas

Job Titles:
  • Park Staff Member
  • WEEKEND OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

José Solís

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • PROJECT MANAGER

Judge Lina Hidalgo

Job Titles:
  • Judge

Karen Farber

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • VICE PRESIDENT of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Kellie R. Jenks - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • TREASURER

Laura Mills

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Leigh McBurnett

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • VICE PRESIDENT of DEVELOPMENT

Lesley Briones

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner

Lesley Eiermann

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • LANDSCAPE PROJECT MANAGER

Lisa Helfman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Louis M. Girard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Lydia Hall

Job Titles:
  • ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT
  • Administrative Staff Member

Mary Hinojosa Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Matthew J. Assiff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Michele Nezi Marvin

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • VICE PRESIDENT of FINANCE and ADMINISTRATION

Nat Wanissorn

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member

Ned McQuarn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Clean & Green Staff
  • FIELD OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN

Olivia Djibo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Ralph Abendshein

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Rebecca Leija

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • DATABASE & OFFICE COORDINATOR

Richard P. Dawson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Robby Robinson

Job Titles:
  • FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER
  • Member of the Clean & Green Staff

Roberto Ruiz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Clean & Green Staff
  • FIELD OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN

Rodney Ellis

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner

Rosemarie Croll

Job Titles:
  • Park Staff Member
  • CISTERN COORDINATOR

Steve Parker

Job Titles:
  • VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

SWA Landscape

Job Titles:
  • Architect Kevin Shanley First Called the Reservoir "the Cistern" Because It Reminded Him of the Ancient Roman Cisterns under Istanbul

Tom Ramsey

Job Titles:
  • Commissioner

Toni Estrada

Job Titles:
  • OFFICE MANAGER
  • Park Staff Member

Tony Marron Park

Central to the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan is the expansion of the City of Houston's Tony Marron Park from 19 to nearly 40 acres. By 2026, the enhanced park will become the open space anchor for the area, providing residents with a wide range of activities and featuring improved sports fields, new nature play area, and venues for special events and festivals. Learn more about the vision and plans for Tony Marron Park here. Interactive Map Tony Marron Park 808 N YORK STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77003 Central to the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan is the expansion of the City of Houston's Tony Marron Park from 19 to nearly 40 acres. By 2026, the enhanced park will become the open space anchor for the area, providing residents with a wide range of activities and featuring improved sports fields, new nature play area, and venues for special events and festivals. Learn more about the vision and plans for Tony Marron Park here.

Trudi Smith

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Staff Member
  • DIRECTOR of PROGRAMMING

Veronica Avila

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Zion Escobar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board