Meet the Friends of Lincoln Square Park. 

Lincoln Square Park Staff

Gilbert Gong

Center Director

​Willie Davis Jr,

Recreation Specialist

Alvin Saelee

Recreation Leader

Steven Saefong

Recreation Leader

Our Steering Committee

The Friends of Lincoln Square Park Steering Committee, in collaboration with the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, has begun leading our visioning process and capital campaign. We are dedicated volunteers who are committed to our vision for a new recreation center for the community. Members include: 

• Ener Chiu, Associate Director of Real Estate,  East Bay Local Development Corporation, Chinatown Coalition
• Rick Da Silva, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
• Ellen Cavenaugh, Board Member, Friends of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation
• Carl Chan, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Chinatown Neighborhood Council
• Nhi Chau, East Bay Asian Youth Center
• Alex Issvoran, Oakland Chinatown Chamber
• Karen Dea, Executive Director, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
• Kathy Dwyer, Independent Consultant 
• Tiffany Eng, Family Friendly Oakland 
• Dharma Galang, Lincoln Parent, Golden Dragon Project at Lincoln Elementary
• Kathryn Gin,
  
• Gilbert Gong,
  
• Cheryl Ho, Lincoln Parent, Golden Dragon Project, Port of Oakland
• Saly Lee, Oakland Asian Cultural Center
• Mike Lok, Asian Health Services
• Ken Lupoff, Executive Director,  Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation
• Peggy Woon, Lincoln Alum, Chinese Community Methodist Church, Wa Sung Community Service Club
• Tommy Wong, Co-Founder Chinatown Improvement Initiative, Good Good Eatz
• Douglas Wong, Chinese-American Citizens Alliance 
• Alvina Wong, Asian Pacific Environmental Network
  
• Community members: Kathy Dwyer, Wes Radez, Jennifer Gee

Affiliations listed for reference only. 
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Advisory Members: 

• Jessica Chen, Chinatown Chamber)
• Aimee Eng, District 2 School Board Director
• Miya Saika Chen, District 2 City Council 
• Mandolin Kadera-Redmond, Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, Interim ED
• Kimberly Jones, At Large City Council
• Sun Kwong Sze “Michael,” Oakland Mayor’s Office
• Marcy Sanchez, Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development

Our Supporting Partners 

This is a community-driven effort, and it's going to take everyone to make our vision a reality. To date, we're pleased to have the support from:

• The Chinatown Improvement Initiative
• The Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
• Asian Health Services
• East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
• Chinese Community United Methodist Church (CCUMC)
• Metro Bay Realty
• Oakland Parks and Recreation
• Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation
• ​Office of Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas
• Aimee Eng, District 2 Board Member, Oakland Unified School District
• ​The Oakland Chinatown Coalition
• Wa Sung Community Service Club 
• Byrens Kim Design Works
• Sincere Home Decor
• Many other generous donors

Want to get involved? 

We've only just begun and we would love to expand our steering committee and supporting partnerships. Contact us to let us know when we can come meet with you or your organization to share our latest updates and hear your ideas.

Join Us!