OUR SERVICE AREA

Our Mission

Our mission is to make Austin cleaner & safer, one neighborhood at a time. By deploying a network of waste bins to reduce street litter; removing/painting over graffiti; and disposing of property left at the curb or in public parks, we send the message that Park Watch has adopted a neighborhood and our volunteers are keeping it clean.

Our History

In 2018, a series of burglaries triggered 12 condo residents to form a Neighborhood Watch to protect their building. In 2022, 3 of them formed Park Watch, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to making the entire block cleaner & safer.

Our Volunteers

Our volunteers come from all over Austin, but they share a love of the City and a commitment to keep it clean & safe for EVERYONE! Because of their hard work and dedication to our mission, their OWN neighborhoods are better for it.

Our Team

DAVID MYERS

  • Executive Director

SOFIA MESSER

  • Fundraising Director

SAM SUMANT JHA

  • Information Technology Director

PARKER WATCHOWSKI

  • Community Outreach Director

JONATHAN ROMERO

  • Graffiti Removal Director

ELENA DONDOKOVA

  • Human Resources Director

CIARA GARCIA

  • Summer Internship Program Director

MARC KRIMEN

  • Advisor

SUMMER 2024 LITTER IMPACT STUDY TEAM

  • Holly Luebsen
  • Intern – Team Leader
  • Jenna Nega
  • Intern
  • Leslie Kim
  • Intern
  • Michael Uzoigwe
  • Intern

SUMMER 2024 CRIME IMPACT STUDY TEAM

  • Bella Medel
  • Intern – Team Leader
  • Charlie Zhang
  • Intern
  • Marco Nunez
  • Intern
  • Tammy Luyaun Xu
  • Intern
  • Marvin Prazelini
  • Intern

SUMMER 2024 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY TEAM

  • Kiara Foght
  • Intern – Team Leader
  • Christian Dayao
  • Intern
  • Jenni Tran
  • Intern
  • Dylan Lam
  • Intern

SUMMER 2024 FUNDRAISING TEAM

  • Victor Pedraza
  • Intern