Allison Brooks

About Allison Brooks

Experienced Executive leader who has long focused on how cities use land and the intersection with people\'s quality of life, community and economic development, transportation, parks, open space and long-term sustainability. This includes starting out working on a community-based agro-forestry project as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana to supporting district park planning in San Francisco to advancing equitable transit-oriented development in the Bay Area and regions across the United States to fostering collaborative problem solving among regional and state agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area to foster a more resilient and sustainable Bay Area for all. Allison enjoys building teams and partnerships and supporting organizational development to tackle big challenges.

Experience

1. Assistant General Manager

   East Bay Regional Park District

   May 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   As Assistant General Manager (AGM) for the External Affairs Division, Allison is a key member of the Park District\'s executive leadership team with significant involvement in the long-term operational plans and strategies to meet the Park District\'s vision for the future. The AGM is a strategic advisor to the General Manager, executive leadership team, and the Board of Directors on all aspects of public and governmental affairs, internal and external communications, maintaining the Park District\'s public image, and support for the Board of Director\'s meetings and activities. The AGM leads and directs the operations of the External Affairs Division to promote, educate and inform stakeholders, elected officials, government agencies, and the general public about a wide variety of Park District public information programs, and initiatives including the delivery of the Park District\'s equity mission. The Park District contains 73 parks, 55 miles of San Francisco and Delta shoreline, 1,330 miles of park trails, and a regional green trail transportation network of 250 miles of paved trails all within its acres, making it the largest regional Park District in the United States. The Park District has a diverse portfolio of parks, shorelines, lakes, mountains, forests, wilderness areas, swim facilities, golf courses, and cultural sites These parks reach across two counties, which include 33 cities.

Skills

• Economic Development
• Affordable Housing
• Local Government
• Research
• Policy Analysis
• Redevelopment
• Urban Planning
• Strategy
• Land Use Planning
• Transportation Planning
• Community Development
• Public Policy
• Sustainability
• Transit-Oriented Development
• Regional Planning
• Grants
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Program Management
• Community Engagement
• Land Use
• Policy