Staff Directory
Brian Dulgar
Director
A graduate of Sacramento State with a B.A. in Business Marketing, Brian has been a part of the Aquatic Center for over 38 years. With his passion in aquatic and boating activities, he helped build the popular wakeboard/water ski programs at the Aquatic Center.
Cindi Dulgar
Associate Director
Cindi is a graduate of Sacramento State with a B.S. in Recreation Administration and completed her Master’s at Sacramento State in 2005. Cindi helped to jump start the water ski program, summer camp and special events to full scale in 1984.
Heather Wilhelmi
Operations Manager
Heather attended California State University, Chico where she was a Recreation Administration major. Heather’s love of Aquatics started at an early age as she has been a competitive water skier since age of eight. At 17 she was ranked 16th in the world for the slalom event.
DeDe Birch
Rowing Manager
DeDe is a graduate of Cal State East Bay with a master’s in Kinesiology specializing in Skill Acquisition and Sports Sociology. DeDe begin rowing in high school for Skyline in Oakland and then became a member of the Lake Merritt Rowing Club.
Russell Moran
Facilities Manager
Russell grew up on the Central Coast, earning his AA degree in Mathematics and Physics at Allan Hancock College. After meeting his wife, Megan, in San Luis Obispo, he moved to Sacramento to pursue a BA in Mathematics at Sac State, applying for what he thought would be a part-time job at the Aquatic Center.
Katie Ellis
Administrative Specialist
Katie was born and raised in Sammamish, Washington. She and her family moved to the Sacramento area in 2011 and found her love for aquatics at a young age through the Aquatic Center. Katie joined Capital Crew in eighth grade and competed through her senior year of high school.
John Tran
Operations Assistant
John was born and raised in Sacramento. After high school, he attended San Jose State University for 3 years finishing his degree in Recreation Administration at Sacramento State.
Emily Jakel
Waterfront Activity Specialist
Emily grew up immersed in aquatics with a strong background in both rowing and competitive swimming. Born and raised in Gold River, the Aquatic Center was what her summers consisted of. Emily attended the University of Alabama, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Business Administration with a minor in Marketing and Economics.
Steve Boraas
Facilities Technician
Steve has a life-long passion for the water that started on his parents boat when he was a toddler and continues today with his family on their pontoon boat. Steve spent many years in the marine repair industry before a long career in building material sales
Rick Caulk
Program Assistant
Rick graduated with a B.A. in Business Management from Sacramento State. With an active family and work life around boating, jet skiing, and water sport activities, his love of boats, coupled with his experience and talents, he is right at home at the Aquatic Center.