Board of Trustees 2025-2026
David Green, President and Fundraising/Finance Committee Chair
A Raleigh native, David moved to Durham for work in 2013 and was quickly charmed by the city and its people. Having met many great friends (including his now wife) through Durham's recreational sports leagues, David has a deep appreciation for the communal aspect of shared spaces and activity. Whether playing softball at a local park, running or walking his dog on the American Tobacco Trail, or hiking the Eno, David is a frequent beneficiary of Durham's many park and trail offerings. David served on Durham Parks and Recreation's Advisory Committee (the "RAC") from 2014 through 2019 and has been an active board member of the Durham Parks Foundation since 2019, serving his first term as Board President beginning in 2022.
Tammy Y. Sneed
Tammy Y. Sneed is an early childhood education advocate with more than 20 years of experience leading high-quality programs and mentoring educators. She serves as Early Childhood Education Director of The Goddard School in Durham, North Carolina, overseeing operations, staff development, and curriculum aligned with state and federal standards. Tammy has presented at state and regional conferences and serves as a Facilitator for the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (NCAEYC). She holds a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Program Administration and a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership in Infant and Toddler Learning from UNC Greensboro, where she received the 2023 Deborah Cassidy Leadership Award. Tammy serves on the executive boards of the Durham Partnership for Children and the Durham Parks Foundation and is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., and Black Women Educators of North Carolina. A Durham resident, she is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother grounded in advocacy and mentorship.
Devan O'Rourke, Secretary
Devan moved to Durham in August of 2021 after finishing school in Boston, and she is currently working as a clinical exercise physiologist at UNC Cancer Center in Raleigh. Her passion for movement and the outdoors has resulted in years of time spent taking advantage of what parks all over the country have to offer. She would love for her contributions to the DPF to result in increased access to safe public spaces and a furthered sense of community in Durham.
Brennan Lewis
Brennan is a Master's of Public Policy student at Duke University. Through the Duke Sanford School's Student Board Leadership Initiative (SBLI), they are serving on the Durham Parks Foundation board as a non-voting member for 2026. Brennan grew up in Apex, North Carolina and earned their bachelor's degree in public policy from UNC Chapel Hill. As a Northgate Park neighbor, they are passionate about Durham's green spaces and love to explore local parks and trails with their rescue dog, Fig.
Donna Stanek, Vice President
Donna was born in Muncie, Indiana, and during her youth, she lived throughout the Midwest (Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois). Her 33-year journey with the Fish and Wildlife Service took her all around the country beginning in 1978. Donna spent her career planning and designing outdoor recreation facilities for visitors to national wildlife refuges. Her love for the outdoors began as a child and continues to this day. She moved to Durham in 2011 when she retired. She continues her love of the outdoors and wildlife, traveling around the U.S. and abroad. Part of her travel is taking people on safaris to South Africa a couple of times a year. When in Durham, she volunteers at the Museum of Life and Science, Emmanuel Food Pantry, and of course with the Parks Foundation.
Katharina Reher, Treasurer
Wade Walcutt, Ex-Officio, Director, Durham Parks and Recreation
Staff Liaison
Emilie McIntosh, Durham Parks and Recreation