FRANK DIFEDE

For the past fifteen years, I have held a series of progressively responsible positions with the City of Calistoga's Department of Recreation, and have served as the city's Community Service and Recreation Superintendent since 1999. In that role, I have been responsible for developing, implementing and administering recreational and community programs and events, encompassing a wide range of sports and athletics as well as arts and cultural activities. My most important accomplishments have included establishing and/or expanding several youth-oriented programs, successfully negotiating partnerships and joint-use agreements with several area businesses and public organizations, and spearheading construction of new recreational, office and park facilities. In addition, from 2000 to 2007, I served as Athletic Director for the Calistoga Joint Unified School District, with full responsibility for planning, staffing, budgeting and publicizing all of the district's athletic programs and..