Chief Executive Officer

Heath has more than 15 years of senior leadership experience in Austin’s nonprofit sector. He has helped raise millions of dollars over the course of his career at organizations like Equality Texas, Texas Advocacy Project, the Long Center for Performing Arts, and The Hispanic Alliance. He has worked as a director at Elizabeth Christian Public Relations and served on the boards of the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, The Hispanic Alliance and Waterloo Counseling Center. Heath is passionate about Austin’s green space and believes Pease Park represents all that makes Austin great. He is honored and humbled to be part of the Pease Park journey.

Director of Projects & Programming

Chuck Smith is a fifth generation Austinite, who understands the importance of Austin's park system as an important component in what makes Austin special. He is thrilled to have the opportunity to manage the Kingsbury Commons Project and related programming for Pease Park. Chuck comes to PPC from a 15-year stint at the LGBTQ advocacy organization Equality Texas, where he served as the CEO. He enjoys the hike & bike trails and shares his home with two Great Danes, Honey & Cleo.

Operations Manager

Kyle grew up on a 100-acre farm, 30 miles outside of Small Town, Texas (Bellville). When he arrived at UT, he felt disconnected from nature, spending entirely too much time huddled in a dark room counting 1s and 0s, studying computer engineering. To give his eyes a break, he created a student organization built around playing sports. Because of its proximity to campus, its sand volleyball courts, the open fields and picnic tables, the group held a lot of its events at Pease Park. The park became an important part of Kyle’s college life and he’s thrilled to now be working for the Conservancy.