Allyson Cook Hired as EBRPD Deputy General Manager

The East Bay Regional Park District Board (EBRPD) General Manager Sabrina Landreth announced today her hiring of Allyson Cook as Deputy General Manager. Cook has been with EBRPD since early 2021 serving as Assistant General Manager of Human Resources overseeing the recruitment, benefits, employee labor relations, and training units as well as the Risk department.

Cook has a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law and was a partner for over 10 years with Burnham Brown litigating and advising employers on employment and labor issues. Prior to joining the Park District, Allyson worked for the City of Oakland as a Deputy City Attorney with the Oakland City Attorney’s Office in the labor and employment division until 2017. She then promoted to Assistant Director for the City’s Human Resources Management department where she managed the employee and labor relations division serving as the chief negotiator. There she worked with over eight labor unions, managed the city’s disability accommodation and leaves of absence program, and oversaw the Risk Management division. 

“I am so pleased to promote Allyson to Deputy General Manager following a competitive nationwide search,” said Landreth. “Her experience and values are precisely what the Park District needs as we move into our 91st year and prepare for a second century of conservation of open space for the people of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.”

“I am honored to have been selected to serve as Deputy General Manager,” Cook said. “This appointment allows me to grow professionally while also staying committed to the Park District’s mission, its staff, and the various projects I have been working on for nearly four years. I look forward to continuing to advance the priorities of the Park District, some of which include preserving natural and cultural resources and working toward equitable access to open space, parks and trails, all of which make the East Bay home.”

There are two Deputy General Managers at the Park District. Cook joins Max Korten, who started on Oct. 8. Cook’s appointment became effective Oct. 21.