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Is very excited about the opportunity. Will be on vacation starting tomorrow, will be in Central Donna Legge
America; is back April 12 . He is going to try to check emails but may not be as responsive.
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Sac is diverse area, he speaks Spanish and makes an effort to communicate; Can relate to individuals Wednesday, April 3, 2019 9:24 AM
from all walks of life; he is approachable; he is serious about what he does because it is important;
will always get back to people with an answer.
City of Sacramento
12. If out of the area – Are you willing to relocate? Director of Youth, Parks, and Community Engagement
Phone Screen Questions
Cost would be the only potential barrier. Son is transitioning from grade school to middle school, so
the timing is good.

General Questions
Overall Comments:
1. Why are you interested in the YPCE Director opportunity with the City of Sacramento? Why are you
actively or passively looking for a new position?

Significantly larger community that what she has been working in; looking to expand; grew up in
Sacramento and relocating there is very attractive; went to Sac State for a while as she began her
Master's program (didn't finish); very excited about the City's strategic plan, was very impressed with
how it was presented and the engagement it took to put that together; website was easy to navigate;
has been in the field for 30 years

2. Please describe your most recent position and day­to­day responsibilities.
Oversees two major divisions, maintenance and recreation; also responsible for the maintenance of
landscaping; public advisory commission, senior advisory, and parks and rec commissions. Day to day
is firefighting and cheerleading. Many retirements and individuals being promoted; she is very
invested in training and developing her staff, oversees all the departments divisions so she reads the
staff reports and edits them; introduced a sponsorship program and received a reward for their
concert series; revenue is $80K in sponsorships; parks and rec foundation; hometown heroes; museum
recognized as a historical site; just updated the strategic plan; monitors the budget for landscape and
lighting, CIP, and maint. $7.4M

3. How many employees do you supervise? Who do you report to?

Reports to the Town Manager; has 20 FTE and in the summer 50, has two division managers and an
assistant
Position Specific Questions

4. Describe your experience with each of the three areas of the department: Youth, Parks, and
Community Engagement.

Youth: 3 tiny tots programs; summer day camp; teen program that is popular; has two Youth
Commissioners on the parks commission to have a youth voice; has a good relationship with the
school district; works closely with the schools to provide enrichment programs on site; music, arts,
sports classes all year long
Parks: 155 acres and 19 parks, trail system, street scapes that are either median or in subdivisions;
inspect 20 playgrounds regularly and have banned glycosphate; computerized water irrigation system;
parks are divided into four quadrants and have a Sr. MW and a lower level in each park area as a team,
every year they switch the lower level person to a different Sr to continue their learning and
development