About Casey

Casey has dedicated her career to the public sector, starting as a special education teacher in Oakland Unified, working for multiple elected officials including Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney and State Senator Nancy Skinner, and leading Alameda County's 2020 Census effort. She currently works as a consultant for various local government and nonprofit projects. She led her high school and college environmental activism clubs and is currently battling Shell Oil to clean up a polluted site in her neighborhood. She is an avid hiker of trails all over the Park District and the mom of twin toddlers who love exploring EBRPD parks. 

As Board Director, Casey will work to enhance equity and access to our incredible parks, especially for youth to benefit from the environmental science opportunities and to support their mental health and physical wellbeing. Casey will also champion our vital workforce, the important climate resilience work the District is doing, and ensure strong wildfire protection.

My Passion Is For Parks.

  • I'm a Mom of young children.

    I’m raising my children to love the outdoors as much as I do. Parks are a necessity for children: for play, for exploration, for learning, and for respite.

  • My kiddos!

    Goofing around on the Serpentine Prairie Trail in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park.

  • Service means getting in the weeds

    Cleaning up the MLK Shoreline.

  • My dog Misty

    Enjoying her happy place walking in Sibley.

Leading Oakland Girl Scouts to East Bay Parks

For 7 years, I volunteered as a co-Girl Scout Troop leader in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. Many of our girls had never been beyond their neighborhood park or out into nature. The East Bay Regional Parks became our meeting places – we learned to read a trail map at Lake Chabot, we camped at Chabot and Briones, we attended dozens of great EBRPD Naturalist programs, and we volunteered at clean ups. I saw the power of the outdoors through the lens of these girls: they developed confidence, they learned ways to care for their mental health, they learned survival skills, and they got to explore the many benefits of spending time in nature.

“I saw the power of the outdoors through the lens of these girls: they developed confidence, they learned ways to care for their mental health, they learned survival skills, and they got to explore the many benefits of spending time in nature.”

— Casey Farmer