Olivia Sanwong was elected to the Board of Directors in November 2022.
Previously, she served on the District’s Park Advisory Committee (2015-2022) and was elected to the Board of Directors for the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7 (2018-2022). Director Sanwong is a UCLA-educated mathematician and MBA with over 20 years of professional experience in the science and technology sectors.
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This is the perfect program if you want to train like a lifeguard. Maybe you’re too old for Junior Lifeguards or maybe you were in the Aide program and are now looking for a challenge…. Then the Junior Cadet program is for you!
Junior Lifeguard Aide Program Aides assist the Junior Lifeguard Instructors during each of the eight week-long training sessions between June and August. Their responsibilities range from setting-up activities, leading small groups, assisting Junior Lifeguards (JG’s) with rescues or skills, and much more.
Colin Coffey was appointed to the Board in January, 2017. Previously, he served on the Park District’s Park Advisory Committee twice, first appointed by former EBRPD Director Ted Radke from 2001 - 2009 and appointed by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors from 2012- 2017. He has also been a volunteer Ambassador for the parks for 12 years. He is a longtime supporter of the John Muir Land Trust and a member of the Regional Parks Foundation.
Ellen Corbett was elected to the Board of Directors in November 2016. She is the Board member representing Ward 4. Previously, she was the majority leader of the California State Senate, representing the 10th District. Director Corbett was first elected to the state Senate in 2006 and reelected in 2010. She was a member of the California State Assembly (1998 – 2004), a San Leandro City Council Member and Mayor of San Leandro. She has worked as an attorney, community college professor, and civic activist.
The Park District acquired the 1,476-acre Tyler Ranch property in 2009. In 2012, the Park District Board of Directors adopted the Pleasanton Ridge Land Use Plan, which identified Tyler Ranch as the site of a new staging area to provide pedestrian, equestrian, and bicycle access into the southern end of Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park.
The existing pool facility at Roberts Regional Recreation Area was built in the 1950s and the infrastructure is beginning to fail. In addition, the Park District would like to expand the capacity of the pool to allow for increased use of the facility by the public.
Located in Tilden Regional Park, just over the hill from Berkeley, Lake Anza is a favorite getaway. Its sandy beach is open to the sun and sheltered from the wind, with lifeguards posted during the swim season.