Jason Alfaro, Director of Parks and Recreation
Jason Alfaro joined the City of Victoria on May 26, 2020, and brings 17 years of experience in parks and recreation, capital improvement projects, master planning, and day-to-day operations of parks systems.
Alfaro will lead the effort to develop a new Parks and Recreation master plan for the City of Victoria. He has been involved in parks master planning in three cities, most recently spearheading the process in his current role as director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Jersey Village.
Alfaro oversaw the implementation of the City of Kingsville’s parks master plan when he was director of Parks and Recreation there. Prior to that, he held various roles with the City of Bastrop, starting in maintenance before being promoted to parks foreman and then superintendent of Parks and Recreation/Building Maintenance. During his time with the City of Bastrop, Alfaro participated in the development of two separate parks master plans.
Alfaro is also a member of the National Recreation and Park Association and the Texas Recreation and Park Society.
Kimberly Zygmant, Assistant Director
Kimberly Zygmant started Nov. 16 with Victoria Parks and Recreation. Zygmant has more than nine years of experience in the field of recreation, including more than seven years of program management, policy writing, budgeting, strategic planning and supervisory experience. Her experience includes working as recreation facility manager with the City of Asheville, N.C., and working as a recreation leader with the City of Ocala, Fla., before being promoted to Discovery Center coordinator/supervisor. Zygmant also is a member of the National Recreation and Park Association and serves as the chair of the organization’s Young Professional Network Fam committee, a specialized professional development team. She also served as the organization’s 2019-2020 state association co-chair for the Young Professional Network.