Administration

Reese Troublefield

General Manager

Michele Roth

Office Assistant

Lorie Judd

Assistant Regional Manager

Reese has worked for the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District since July, 1998 and for the County of San Bernardino since June, 1985. He began his career as a recreation aid in Twenty Nine Palms, California and has held the positions of recreation aid, coordinator, supervisor, superintendent, and currently serves as the General Manager. Reese stated “We are pleased with the progress we have made to improve our programming and facilities, but look forward to further tremendous enhancements in both areas. We have a committed staff that works very hard to serve our local citizens, and our Advisory Commission is dedicated to this purpose as well.” Reese has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Public Administration and has been married to wife Susan since June of 1984. Reese and Susan have two daughters and are happy residents of our awesome mountain community.

Lorie Judd, Assistant Regional Manager. Lorie Judd was raised in the Big Bear Valley, was Senior Class President and had a grand time as the School Mascot. In 1998-2000, Lorie had the honor of serving as the Venture Clubs of the Americas Federation President. That position required her to travel throughout the United States and abroad to speak to the members. This was truly the adventure of a lifetime and Lorie developed a passion for Japan and hopes to return again. In 2000, Lorie married her best friend Larry and they hope to live happily ever after in the Big Bear Valley. Lorie has spent most of her adult life working in the Public Service Industry. In 2002, she began her career in Parks and Recreation. Lorie is a recent graduate of the California Parks and Recreation Society Leads Academy. She believes in the District’s Mission Statement and is passionate about improving the lives of others.

Michele Roth, Office Assistant II. Michele has been with the Park District since 2006. She is instrumental in overseeing the operations of the office, assuring that all reservations are booked correctly and that the event is a success. Michele loves assisting the customers with their recreation needs and works hard to assure that all their needs are met with a smile.

Dr. Katheryn Poole, DDS

Dr. Poole was appointed to serve on the Commission in October 2006. She also sits on the on the Paradise Park sub-committee and was elected chairperson of the Advisory Commission in July 2009.

She has been a resident of the Big Bear Valley since 1982. She has been active in and/or had leadership positions in several Community and Professional organizations. Professionally, she has been in Dentistry for over 25 years. She has been a General Dentist and Partner in Bear Valley Dental care since 1993.

Kathryn and her husband are raising two young children in the valley and enjoy many of the services and programs the Park District provides. She looks forward to helping the Park District continue to grow and provide more services and opportunities to all the residents and visitors of our valley.

Gloria Rose

Don Pletcher

Gloria moved to the Big Bear Valley in 2000. Having lived “down the hill” her whole life, the prospect of small town living in a close knit community sounded very attractive.

She and her son have made a life for themselves in the Valley. Gloria has been involved with her sons school activities as well as Old Miner’s Days, CSD, and volunteering for various organizations. She worked for the Grizzly and describes on of the perks of working for the local newspaper, was all the people she met in our community! She has made many close friends and considers Big Bear her home.

Gloria was appointed to serve on the commission in August 19, 2008. She states that “Working with the Recreation and Park District is something that she has been looking forward to. My youngest just graduated high school, but I truly feel that all the kids in our valley are “OUR” kids and like the saying goes “it takes a village to raise a child”. I look forward to working the commission to continue providing opportunities for our kids to enjoy.”

Don Pletcher has served on the Commission since November 2002 . He looks forward to serving the District and in providing representation for every resident of the District.

Don was a part time residence of Big Bear Valley until the 1980’s, and moved full time to Big Bear Valley in 1999. He wanted to be more involved with improvements to our parks and recreation programs in Big Bear Valley.

Don was born in California and graduated from the University of California Riverside. He has three girls who attend school in Big Bear and participate in park and rec programs. Since joining the commission he has seen many improvements. One of his goals is to improve recreation opportunities for all. Through Park programs there are opportunities to change people’s lives and improve community.

He looks forward to being part of making improvements to our valley a lifelong commitment and contribution. Don looks forward to you comments, ideas and suggestions.

Bob Ybarra

In 2002, my wife Sandi and I sold our home in Aliso Viejo (South Orange County) and purchased our home in Sugarloaf in 2003. We were weekenders for three years. In 2006, we became full time valley residents. In November of 2007, I began working at Bear City Glass, where I am currently employed. My main duties are inside sales and customer service.
Once I became a full time resident, I began attending all of the valleys community meetings, including the monthly Recreation and Park District meetings. I have seen many positive changes over the last few years under Reese Troublefield's leadership. We now have The Ranch, two skate parks, upgraded and renovated parks, and I believe the Paradise Park project will be a reality sooner than later.

On November 17, 2009, I was appointed to the Advisory Commission by third District Supervisor, Neil Derry. I truly consider it a privilege to serve our valley in this capacity. I look forward to working with the Park District's Staff and my fellow Commissioners to assure that our young people have the very best facilities and activities available to them.

Helen Stearns

Helen was appointed to the Commission in May 2010. Helen and her husband Charles moved from Woodland Hills to Big Bear Lake full time in 1994, and in 2004 they moved to Fawnskin.

Helen is a retired paralegal who specialized in civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Her volunteer activities in Big Bear have been with CATS (stage manager, set painter), DOVES (Board), the Discovery Center (information specialist, naturalist, and greeter), the North Shore Improvement Association, North Shore Cleanup, Run the Bear Marathon, the Amgen Tour of California, and with her husband is co-mayor of Fawnskin.

Helen believes that recreation is important to a healthy community and looks forward to working with the Commission to insure that residents and visitors have the best recreational activities possible.