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About Us
Preserving Seattle’s historic green oasis
Learn more about our current and upcoming projects.
Who We Are
The mission of Volunteer Park Trust is to preserve and enhance this city and national landmark for today and for generations to come.
Centrally located on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, Volunteer Park represents the most complete and well-preserved example of the Olmsted Brothers’ design approach for Seattle city parks.
Volunteer Park incorporates one of Seattle’s first reservoirs, built in 1900, as the core of the city’s municipal supply system. The Park also includes a rustic, brick-clad water tower with observation deck, a Conservatory, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, the Volunteer Park Amphitheater, an historic shelter house, wading pool and play area, tennis courts, public art and memorials, and significant heritage trees.
Widely used and much loved, Volunteer Park serves as both a citywide destination and a neighborhood park in one of Seattle’s densest, most prominent neighborhoods.
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Steering Committee
Officers
- Jennifer Ott, Chair
- Anna Smukowski, Vice Chair
- David Rosen, Treasurer
Members
- Christine Abbott
- Kathy Buchanan, Liaison — Volunteer Park Conservatory
- Kyle Capizzi, Liaison — Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks
- Coryn Carson
- John Flinn, Events Committee Co-Chair
- Brian Giddens, Development Committee Co-Chair
- Graham Golbuff
- Steven Hamilton, Capital Projects Committee Chair
- Owen Harrang
- Nancy Iannucci
- Brooks Kolb, Landscape Committee Chair
- Glen Kriekenbeck, Events Committee Co-Chair
- Ellen Look, Development Committee Co-Chair
- Orla McCaffrey, Marketing Chair
- Mike Ong
- Simon Tran, Liaison — Seattle Asian Art Museum
Advisory Council
Formed in 2021, the Volunteer Park Trust Advisory Council serves in an advisory capacity to the Steering Committee, bridging connections to the greater community and serving as advocates for our work.
Members
- Tom Brown
- Ellen Evans
- Roy Hamrick
- Barb Herrington
- David James
- Janice Sears, Summer Series Committee Chair
- Jane Stonecipher
Our Organization Partners
Volunteer Park Trust collaborates with the following organizations on events and projects: