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 and Safety 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.
Matt Trefry
Water Front Supervisor
Matt grew up around the aquatic environment, swimming competitively and playing water polo from an early age. He became a California State Parks Lifeguard at the age of 16, where he worked at Folsom Lake, Lake Natoma, and Southern California beaches.
Katie Ellis
Administrative Assistant
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.
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
Kailei Foltmer
Youth Programs Supervisor
Kailei attended Utah State University, receiving her Bachelors and Masters in Recreation Administration. She earned her Masters in Sports Administration from Belmont University where she taught Science courses, coached weight training, circuit training, and running.
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.
Brian Birch
Capital Crew Assistant Coach
I am excited to be back coaching after taking several years off concentrating on my corporate career. My coaching philosophy is helping every athlete achieve their personal best by having fun, working hard, and learning skills that will help them throughout their life.