Jonathan Gervais, the current Belmont Parks and Recreation director was tapped as San Mateo County’s new parks director, to start on Nov 6, 2017. The job entails overseeing a $15 million budget and network of 20 parks, 190 miles of trails and more than 17,000 acres.
“It has been a privilege to serve the community of Belmont and an honor to be selected as the next Parks Director for the County of San Mateo,” Gervais said. “My goal is to increase community adoption of County Parks by increasing partnerships, optimizing customer service and internal growth of the department. I’m also excited to work with the San Mateo County Parks Foundation on expanding philanthropic opportunities to enhance our parks.”