The All-Time Park Director Roster
We’ve identified 209 former ARPD Park Directors. Who are we missing? If you know of someone who should be included among the all-time ARPD Park Director roster please leave a comment.
THE MEN (144)
A – Dean Airale, Roger Alexander, Erik Alterman, Mark Ambrosini, A.J. “Lil” Arnerich, Mel Arnerich
B – Dave Baldi, Mike Bartell, Jacob Battersby, Jim Battersby, John Berger, Gary Berti, Doug Bertson, Cary Boring, Dan Bowen, Tim Bowen, Jeff Branchaud, Bob Breedlove, Paul Brown, Mark Bryant, Rich Bullock, Sr.
C – Rich Campbell, Mike Carlson, Steve Corson, Brian Cary, Kurt Cecconi, Bob Childe, Pat Conroy, Ron Cowan, Steve Cressy, Eric Cross, Jim Curran
D – Cliff Denby
E – Bob Erdmann, Randy Eugenio
F – Bob Farris, Gene Fassiotto, Paul Fenk, Gary Fenstermaker, Rick Fenstermaker, Gene Forbes, Todd Forbes, Kurt Freeman, Mike Fruzetti
G – Jerry Ghiselli, Art Gilmore, Jim Gilchrist, Augie Gouig, Bill Gould, Don Grant, Tim Goodman
H – Marc Hansen, Mike Harrison, Jack Harvey, Greg Harvey, Kevin Haughian, Tom Hawkins, Charlie “House” Henderson, Tom Henderson, Chuck Higgins, Joe Hince, Tom Hince, N.L. Hines, Dave Hollis, Andy Holmer, Paul Hoopaugh, Bob Howard
J – Sonny James, Joe Jones
K – Dick Keiser, John Keltner, Patrick Kenney, John King, Paul Klays
L – Doug Ladd, MacArthur Lane, Delbert Laviolette, Steve Lawson, Bob Leach, Calvin Lee, Bill Leitz, James Littlejohn, John Lopez, Ray Luce
M – Bob Machin, Dennis May, Ed Mazzini, Lester Mina, Jeff Moraes, Rick Murray, Don Mutch, Mike Myers
N – Derek Nereu
O – Jerry Ortiz, Ray Ortner, Dave Owdom
P – Bill Parker, John Perata, George Peterson, Paul Pedersen, Joe Phillips, Jim Pitts, Albert Pondok
R – Brad Rankin, Bobby Ratto, Robb Ratto, Steve Ratto, Thom Ravey, George Read, Ron Reavis, Joe Restagno, Dan Reynolds, Bob Rhodes, Pat Rivas, Christopher Roke, Joe Russi, Pat Russi, Tim Russi
S – Frisco Sartor, Kevin Sato, Ron Schaefer, Jerry Shaw, Don Sherratt, Rich Sherratt, Jim Simpson, Scott Slez, Tom “Sam” Spear, Norm Stevens, Jim “Sully” Sullivan, Dave Svensen, Ron Swisher
T – Jim Tavernier, Terry Thelen, Al Thomas, Chuck Trautman V – Marvin “Marvelous Marv” Vitatoe
W – Larry Wayne, Barry Weiss, Steve Weiss, Mike Wenzel, Bill Westernoff, Fred Whitney, Randy Wright
Y – Steve Yamasaki
THE LADIES (65)
B – Kristin Battersby, Terry Bertero, Marion Bieke, Linda Brewer (Sawatzky), Lori Bustos
C – Kim Castillo, Adrienne Chaix, Nancy Cross (Sabbatini)
E – Audrey Elderts, Jennifer Elderts, Liz Everett
F – Christine Fairless, Kathy Fennelly, Carol Fink, Bev Follrath (Johnson)
G – Debi Gallagher-Smith, Ronda Goodman (Sorenson)
H – ML Haynes, Denise Healy, Joanne Heck-Williams, Allie Henderson
J – Oshi, Jauco, Janice Jones
K – Judy Kanto, Mindy Krause
L– Cindi LaCroix, Mary Beth LaFlamme, Stephanie Lazzarino, Julie Lopes, Keri Lord, Christine Lynch
M – Cyd Marsh, Lisa Maurino, Kim McCafferty
N – Phyllis Nelson, Nancy Nunes
O – Diane Olson
P – Laurie Payne, Patti Purcell
R – Denise Ratto, Julie Restagno Henderson, Sandy Richards, Nancy Roach, Anne Robie, Beatrice Rowney, Cathy Russi, Karen Russell, Sharon Russell, Anne Russo
S– Sue Samota, Mary Sherman, Sue Sinclair, Sandy Sousa, Audrey Spaulding, Keri Spaulding, Doris Sullivan
T – Mariel Thomas, Teri Trujillo (Ratto), Marcia Tsang, Colleen Turner
V – Jeanette Vaca
W – Dianna Wadkins, Marie Wales (Ratto)Carol White
THE FRONT OFFICE
H – Lucille Harrison
M – Grant Maintland, Sherry McCarthy
R – Jim Richards, Beatrice Rowney
I was a director at Washington, Longfellow, Edison, Krusi and Franklin Parks.
Rick Fenstermaker
PS Planning on coming to reunion.
It was great to be on the list. Wight is right and Wright is wrong however. It my a curse afterall.
Director at : Lincoln, Rittler, Franklin and Buena Vista
Also, I seem to remember directors, Tom “Hawk” Hawkins, & Joe Hinze
Randy Wight
PS Coming to the reunion just to see if Fenstermaker has come up with better High Jump and Hurdle advice. Go faster, jump higher just wasn’t cutting it.
How far back does the directors list go ? At Godfrey I remember Joe Jones and before him a guy we called Keno . There was also a Rich…something… . I remember Marion , Audrey
Spaulding , and of course Phyllis Nelson …..she was sooooo cute ! There was also a lady who worked with Jim Tavernier , I can’t remember her name but they both would also supervise us at teen club at Lincoln Park . They were both great !
Bob Childe was a director at Godfrey in the late 60’s
Some other Directors that I don’t see………….
At Krusi, N.L. Hinez or (Hines)
At Krusi, Tim Russi (I think Pat, Cathy, and Joe for sure all worked for ARPD at one time or another as Directors)
At Lincoln, Joe Hince (I think his brother Tom worked at McKinley for a while.)
At Godfrey, Carol White
At Godfrey, Rhonda Goodman (Sorenson)
Kevin Sato-think he might have worked at some point at every park.
Hi, I was a Park Director from 1982-1986. Let’s see, Krusi, Woodstock (2 great years) and Washington befroe being term limited out!
Jerry Shaw was park director at Long Fellow Park in the early 1960s. Quite a character and very good with us kids back then.
Superb memories!
Kin,
Thom Ravey and Julie Lopes. I think Thom was @ Lincoln and maybe Washington and Julie worked with me @ Franklin.
Hope all is well. Great site! Lot’s of good memories.
Mike Harrison
My mother Linda Sawatzky. Washington Park. I also have a pic of her in the uniform from the 60’s. At the time, she was known as Linda Brewer.
Hi all, I (Rick Murray) was a Park Director for Lincoln Park back in the day, and I’d love to be included in this stellar list of Alameda Island park kids, and fellow Park Directors. Great gig!
Thanks and I hope you’re all well!
Rick Murray
Just found the blog…I was the park director at McKinley 1960,1961. Also a park rat a Lincoln back in 1954 thru 1960. Played little coast and police league.
I was at Franklin from ’82-’86 and at Rittler before that. I worked with the famous Russi Bros…..Best coaches evah
Ok more directors from the Barry Weiss era…Jeanette Vacca, Dianna Wadkins-Kenney, Patrick Kenny, Kurt Cecconi,…that’s all for now.
I don’t see Craig Cecconi or John Cecconi both proud Krusi Colts
Me, Nancy Cross (Sabbatini now) I was at Rittler and Franklin.
Gotcha, Nancy. thanks. kr
Mindy Krause, not sure which parks!
Thanks, Heidi. Ask her next time you chat. kr
Tim Goodman and Ronda Goodman
Both directors at Godfrey
Lots of great directors missing from this list, like…
Christopher Roke (me)
Thanks Christopher. They are all accounted for on the Directors honor roll. kr
Cary Boring, Woodstock, Lincoln, Krusi. Christine Lynch, Woodstock
Rich Campbell Woodstock 1985, Lincoln Park 1986-87!
Longfellow and hmm…what’s the smaller park on Bay Farm?? Prob sometime around 87, 88…worked with Joe Phillips at Longellow.
I grew up in Alameda and was a park Rat! I also worked Alameda Day Camp with the late Sandi Bettero for 10 yrs as well as a park director for many years. Great memories and one of the best jobs I’ve ever had!!!
What parks were you at Kim? Years?
I worked at the alameda HS pool for 4+ Years. Does that count?
Sorry Tim – This is only the baseball/softball program.
Rob Ratto at Edison for many years
Liz Everett McAteer – not only was I a major park rat at Lincoln for many years, I was also a park director at Krusi and Franklin during the summers between 1976 & ’78. Great memories!
I was at Washington and Lydecker 1989-1990
George Read was a director at Godfrey and the park that was down closest to Haight Ave.
during our Porter school softball days was there ever anyone more into the
umpiring mode than Sam Spear ?
I worked with Sandi Souza and Patti Murphy at Godfrey Park 1974-76 as a result of being a park rat as a little kid under Directors, Lucille Harrison, Jim Battersby, Jim Simpson, Barry Weiss, and others
Marie (Wales) Ratto was a director at Godfrey, Leydecker, Krusi & Lincoln 1984-1990.
I noticed a couple things –
(1) it’s Fred Whatley, not Whatney, and
(2) Cary Boring is listed as a female but he is a guy.