WHO WE ARE
20+ YEARS OF PEOPLE + PARKS
PATRONS for Bellaire Parks partners with our community to enhance people’s lives by making our public parks, trails and green spaces better through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support. Our organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents in Bellaire by creating better public parks and green spaces. We work with volunteers and community partners to make our parks accessible and enjoyable for everyone. With a focus on ensuring attractive parks for our community, PATRONS helps to fill the City's parks funding and resource gap. Funding initiatives and fundraising events have resulted in PATRONS donation of over $2 million to the City of Bellaire since 2002.
OUR BOARD
2026 Board of Directors
Executive Board
Mayra Marshall, President
Dawn Bloomer, Past President
Emily Downing-Ishee, VP Administration
Damien Whitley, Treasurer
Secretary, position open
Trisha Pollard, Parliamentarian
Kaliko Veiseh, VP Sponsorship & Development
Andy Williamson, VP Sponsorship & Development
Ann Garcia, VP Events
Axum Bekele, VP Communications
Voting Board Members
Jamie Allen
Roopal Amin
Shital Dalwadi
Lilly Falcon Gilmer
Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnson
Caroline Long
Faby Lopez
Pierre Marcoux
Millie Naylor Hast
Sharon Veldman
Advisory Committee
Non-voting members who lend their experience to the board.
Carina Allen
Cheryl Bright
Kristi Coffey
Leta Coffman-Iles
Leslie Crossman
Amisha Dalwadi
Patrick Durio
Rebekah El-Hakam
Marybeth Flaherty
Win Frazier
Johnnie Frazier
Karalee Gatlin
Alisa Hoffman
Jonathan Ishee
Bhakti Khatri
Lisa Lim
Diego Lopez
Pat Lunn
Sonu Mathew
Lisa McCarthy
Mark McCullough
Anita Mehta
Caroline Moore
Rebecca Phillips
Elizabeth “Liz” Selig
Amishi Shah
Cindy Siegel
Ryan Smith
Roger Tweed
Larsen Veldman
Brian Witt
Janessa Young
Stephanie Yudovich
We believe that through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support, we can make a difference in our community.
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for residents of Bellaire by working continuously to enhance area parks and green spaces with funds for additional parkland development, maintenance, and upgrades.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a community where our parks and green spaces are accessible to everyone and enhance the quality of life for all residents of Bellaire.