The All-Time Park Director Roster
We’ve identified 164 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 (116)
A – Dean Airale, Roger Alexander, Erik Alterman, Mark Ambrosini, A.J. “Lil” Arnerich, Mel Arnerich
B – Dave Baldi, Mike Bartell, Jacob Battersby, Jim Battersby, Gary Berti, Doug Bertson, Jeff Branchaud, Bob Breedlove, Paul Brown, Mark Bryant, Rich Bullock, Sr.
C – Mike Carlson, Steve Corson, Brian Cary, Kurt Cecconi, Bob Childe, Pat Conroy, Ron Cowan, Steve Cressy, Eric Cross, Jim Curran
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 – Art Gilmore, Augie Gouig, Don Grant
H – Marc Hansen, Mike Harrison, 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 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, Lester Mina, Mike Myers
O – Jerry Ortiz, Ray Ortner, Dave Owdom
P – John Perata, George Peterson, Paul Pedersen, Jim Pitts, Albert Pondok
R – Brad Rankin, Bobby Ratto, Robb Ratto, Steve Ratto, Thom Ravey, Joe Restagno, Bob Rhodes, Pat Rivas, Joe Russi, Pat Russi, Tim Russi
S – Kevin Sato, Ron Schaefer, Jerry Shaw, Don Sherratt, Rich Sherratt, Jim Simpson, Tom “Sam” Spear, 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, Randy Wright
Y – Steve Yamasaki
THE LADIES (48)
B - Kristin Battersby, Terry Bertero, Marion Bieke, Linda Brewer (Sawatzky)
C- Kim Castillo, Adrienne Chaix
E- Audrey Elderts, Jennifer Elderts
F- Kathy Fennelly, Carol Fink, Bev Follrath (Johnson)
G - Rhonda Goodman (Sorenson)
H – ML Haynes, Denise Healy, Joanne Heck-Williams, Allie Henderson
K - Judy Kanto
L - Cindi LaCroix, Mary Beth LaFlamme, Stephanie Lazzarino, Julie Lopes
M – Cyd Marsh, Lisa Maurino, Kim McCafferty
N – Phyllis Nelson, Nancy Nunes
P – Laurie Payne, Patti Purcell
R – Denise Ratto, Julie Restagno Henderson, Sandy Richards, 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
W – Carol White
THE FRONT OFFICE
Grant Maintland
Beatrice Rowney
Lucille Harrison
Sherry McCarthy
Jim Richards
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.