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Board of Directors

The East Bay Regional Park District is governed by a seven-member board of directors, who are publicly elected to serve four-year terms. Each Board Member represents a specific geographic area of the Park District. The District itself comprises all of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

For more information about the Park District Board of Directors or the current schedule of public meetings, contact the Clerk of the Board at 1-888-EBPARKS (1-888-327-2757), extension 2020, or email APulido@ebparks.org.

Nancy SkinnerNancy Skinner

Ward 1 Board Member
Secretary of the Board
Berkeley
E-mail: nskinner@ebparks.org

Ms. Skinner was elected to the Board of Directors in 2006. Known for her environmental work, Ms. Skinner brings over 25 years of community service and professional work experience to her new position on the Board. She has served as a former elected member of the Berkeley City Council and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board. Ms. Skinner helped found the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), an international association of local governments working to improve the health and environment of their communities.

Ms. Skinner is a well-known speaker and also widely published on environmental issues. She was one of the writers that produced the 1990 best seller series titled 50 Things You Can Do To Save the Earth. As an avid hiker, plant enthusiast and birdwatcher, Director Skinner and her family use the parks regularly, and she appreciates the challenge the Park District faces of preserving critical open space while balancing recreational demands. She has both Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.

Nancy Skinner represents: Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Kensington, a portion of Oakland, a small part of Pinole, Richmond and San Pablo.

Parks in her ward include: Brooks Island, Eastshore State Park, Kennedy Grove, Miller/Knox, Point Isabel, Point Pinole, Sobrante Ridge, Tilden, and Wildcat Canyon. Back to top

John SutterJohn Sutter

Ward 2 Board Member
Oakland
E-mail: jsutter@ebparks.org

First elected to the Board of Directors in 1996, Mr. Sutter was re-elected in 2000 and 2004. Mr. Sutter previously served as Oakland Vice Mayor, Oakland City Council member (elected three terms), Deputy District Attorney, and 14 years as an Alameda County Superior Court Judge. He has previously held the office of President, People for Open Space (now Greenbelt Alliance), and has served on the boards of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Sierra Club (local group), YMCA, OCCUR, Oakland Shoreline Committee, BART Trails Committee, Oakland Arts Council and the Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission. Mr. Sutter is a Graduate of Oakland High School, Harvard and Stanford Law School. Mr. Sutter, an Oakland resident, is married and has three children.

John Sutter represents: most of Oakland, Piedmont, Canyon, Moraga, Orinda, Orinda Village, Rheem Valley, Lafayette, and Rossmoor.

Parks in his ward include: portion of Briones, Anthony Chabot (north of Keller Ave. if extended east), Claremont Canyon, Huckleberry, Leona Open Space, a small portion of Las Trampas, Middle Harbor, Redwood, Roberts, Sibley, and Temescal. Back to top

Carol SeverinCarol Severin

Ward 3 Board Member
Castro Valley
E-mail: cseverin@ebparks.org

Elected to the Board of Directors in November, 1994 and re-elected in 1998, 2002, and 2006, Mrs. Severin has received Undergraduate and Graduate degrees in Recreation, and recently retired as a tenured Associate Professor at San Francisco State University. Mrs. Severin previously served for 14 years as a Board Member of the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District. She has held statewide positions with the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts and is currently on the Board of Directors of that organization. Mrs. Severin has been a Board Member of California Special Districts Association, and Treasurer and District Director of the California Park and Recreation Society, and has been the recipient of the prestigious Pugsley Award. Mrs. Severin is married, and is a resident of Castro Valley.

Carol Severin represents: Castro Valley, Hayward, Union City, and a portion of Fremont.

Parks in her ward include: Anthony Chabot (south of Keller Ave. if extended east), Cull Canyon, Don Castro, Dry Creek/Pioneer, Garin, Hayward Shoreline, a small portion of Pleasanton Ridge, Quarry Lakes, and Vargas Plateau. Back to top

Doug SidenDoug Siden

Ward 4 Board Member
Treasurer of the Board
Alameda
E-mail: dsiden@ebparks.org

First elected to the Board of Directors in November, 1992, Mr. Siden was re-elected in 1996, 2000, and 2004. Prior to his retirement in 1999, he was Executive Director of a successful program to provide environmental education and recreational experiences to youth, children, families and adults for over 20 years. Mr. Siden holds Bachelor of Arts and Master's Degrees, and has taken numerous continuing education courses. He is a member of several conservation organizations; Kiwanis, Commonwealth Club, Harbor Bay Club, Christian Camping International and the American Camping Association. Mr. Siden, a resident of Alameda, is married and has two children.

Doug Siden represents: Alameda, a portion of Oakland, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo.

Parks in his ward include: a small portion of Anthony Chabot, Crown Beach, Oyster Bay, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Regional Shoreline. Back to top

Ayn WieskampAyn Wieskamp

Ward 5 Board Member
President of the Board
Livermore
E-mail: awieskamp@ebparks.org

First elected to the Board of Directors in 1998, Mrs. Wieskamp was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Immediately prior to her being elected to the Park District Board, she served as a Councilmember for the City of Livermore for 18 years. Mrs. Wieskamp has also served as a Director of the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District, and the Alameda County Recycling Board. She has also taught in public schools, and currently teaches recreation classes. Mrs. Wieskamp received the 1998 California Association of Recreation and Park Districts Special Award for her development of special family events, and efforts to expand open space and trails. Mrs. Wieskamp is married and a resident of Livermore.

Ayn Wieskamp represents: Brightside, Dublin, part of Fremont, Livermore, Newark, Pleasanton, Scott's Corner, and Sunol.

Parks in her ward include: Ardenwood, Camp Ohlone, Coyote Hills, Del Valle, Mission Peak, Monument Peak, Ohlone, a portion of Pleasanton Ridge, Shadow Cliffs, Sunol, and Tassajara Creek. Back to top

Beverly LaneBeverly Lane

Ward 6 Board Member
Danville
E-mail: blane@ebparks.org

First elected to the Board of Directors in November 1994, Mrs. Lane was re-elected in 1998, 2002 and 2006. Mrs. Lane has an extensive record of public service, including serving as the founding president of both the Danville Association and the Museum of the San Ramon Valley and co-founder of the Iron Horse Regional Trail which now extends 25 miles from Concord to Dublin. A member of the Danville Town Council from 1982 to 1993, she was mayor three times and was on the Contra Costa Transportation Commission. She is a former president of the California Elected Women's Association for Education and Research (CEWAER) and of the Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House. She has served on the state boards of the League of Women Voters and the League of California Cities.

Beverly has a BA in history from Occidental College and a MPA from California State University, Hayward. She was a Fellow of the Coro Foundation, the Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year, Alamo-Danville Soroptimist Woman of Distinction, the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year and the Grand Marshall of the Danville July 4th Parade. In 2005, she received the Mountain Star award from Save Mount Diablo.

An avid historian, she is the author of several histories of the San Ramon Valley and helped to produce a curriculum on local history for third grades in the SRV School District.

Beverly is married to Jim Lane and is the mother of three sons Doug, Andrew and Greg.

Beverly Lane represents: Alamo, Blackhawk, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Diablo, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Tassajara, and part of Walnut Creek.

Parks in her ward include: Bishop Ranch, the eastern portion of Briones, Diablo Foothills, Las Trampas, Morgan Territory, Round Valley, and Sycamore Valley Regional Open Space. Back to top

Ted RadkeTed Radke

Ward 7 Board Member
Vice-President of the Board
Martinez
E-mail: tradke@ebparks.org

First elected to the Board of Directors in 1978, Mr. Radke has been reelected seven times to serve on the Board for 28 consecutive years. He previously served as Board President in 1986, 1987, 1995 and 2003. He received his Master's Degree in Social Science from California State University at San Francisco in 1969 and before retiring in 2004 was a political science professor at Contra Costa Community College. He has served as an academic consultant to the State of California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, Command College, Center for leadership Development. Mr. Radke is co-founder of Contra Costa Ecology Action and Eco-info. Prior to his election to the Park District Board, Mr. Radke served on the Martinez City Council and on the Association of Bay Area Governments. Mr. Radke, a resident of Martinez, is married and has three children.

Ted Radke represents: Antioch, Bay Point, Bethel Island, Brentwood, Byron, Clyde, Crockett, Discovery Bay, Hercules, Martinez, Muir, Nevada Dock, Oakley, Oleum, Pacheco, the majority of Pinole, Pittsburg, Port Costa, Rodeo, Selby, and Tormey.

Parks in his ward include: Antioch/Oakley Shoreline, Bay Point, Big Break, Black Diamond Mines, the northwestern portion of Briones, Browns Island, Carquinez Strait Shoreline, Contra Loma, Crockett Hills, Martinez Shoreline, San Pablo Bay, Waterbird Preserve/McNabney Marsh, and Vasco Caves. Back to top

Pat O'BrienPat O'Brien

General Manager
E-mail: pobrien@ebparks.org

Pat O'Brien has been General Manager of the Regional Park District since 1988. Prior to joining the East Bay Regional Park District, Mr. O'Brien was General Manager of Southgate Recreation and Park District in Sacramento, California from 1980-1988 managing that District's urban and rural parkland areas in Sacramento County. In addition he served as Southgate's Superintendent of Recreation from 1974-1980. During his tenure Pat O'Brien has increased the Regional Park District by 30%, doubling the size of 12 parks and increasing the parks from 48 to 59 adding 100 miles of new trails in the process through his abilities to partner with many groups and agencies. Mr. O'Brien is adept at forging relationships with various local state, county, city, and non-profit and educational agencies to expand the District while minimizing the financial and maximizing the positive impact upon the taxpayers. Pat O'Brien has won awards and accolades too numerous to mention in full, some notable achievements include receiving the prestigious Pugsley Award and the renaming of the California Park and Recreation Society Legislative award to the "Pat O'Brien" Legislative Award. Mr. O'Brien has shown his legislative skills, including the passage of Prop 12: California State Park Bond Act in 1999 and numerous other park and senior related legislative efforts. He holds a Master's Degree in Linguistic Philosophy and a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and Recreation Administration from San Francisco State University. Mr. O'Brien is an avid water sports enthusiast. Back to top

Ward Boundary Map

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