Board of Directors
OBA's Board is chartered with overseeing and ensuring that the youth and community of Orinda has a fun, fulfilling, and vibrant youth baseball league, as outlined by our league Vision and Mission.
To do this, there are numerous board positions filled by generous volunteers in our community listed below. If you're interested in learning more about the board or potentially have interest in joining it, please reach out to our board President.
The Board Roles
OBA ADMINISTRATION
President
Operations
Marketing Manager
Treasurer
Secretary
Volunteer Coordinator
Parliamentarian
LEAGUE OPERATIONS (Primary overight by President)
Pony Commissioner
Bronco Commissioner
Mustang Commissioner
Pinto Commissioner
PCA Liaison
Paid Coaching Chair
BASEBALL OPERATIONS (led by Operations)
Scheduler
Equipment Manager
Umpire Coordinator
COMMUNITY RELATIONS (led by Marketing)
Events Manager
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP (led by Treasurer)
Snack Shack Manager
Fundraising / Sponsorship Chair
Meet Some of the OBA Board
Scott Yancey
President
A lifelong baseball fan, initiated by him and his dad watching from their seats as Kirk Gibson hit his iconic walk off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
Playing baseball from t-ball through high school solidified his passion for the sport thanks to the camaraderie it builds and life lessons it teaches.
T.O. Kong
Secretary
T.O. has coached youth baseball in Orinda for 10+ years. He is a lifelong Giants fan, who is still upset the Giants traded Matt Williams.
Josh Motto
Registration & Digital Ops
Motto has enthusiastically coached youth sports for his three children since 2011. His claim to fame is leading the 2013 Kindergarten T-ball team to league victory in extra innings.
Matt Stokes
Positive Coaching Director
Matt Stokes has two boys who currently play baseball in the OBA league. Matt is passionate about fostering an OBA environment that encourages our kids to be competitive while also being positive and exhibiting good sportspersonship.
Brian Dell'Aquila
Pony Commissioner
Brian Dell’Aquila has been involved in Orinda baseball (OBA/MHS) for 30+ years as a player, coach, and commissioner. When not at the field, he works in software development and teaches a computer science course at LMU.
Tara Blazona
Events Manager
Tara Blazona is OBA's Events Manager, spearheading the annual Opening Day season kick-off celebration plus other events like OBA Night at the Movies and Coaches' Appreciation Party. Prior to this role, she managed OBA's snack shacks in her initial board position as Snack Shack Coordinator. When she's not planning baseball events and slingin' snacks, she's running her creative communications agency, Quoted PR. Her son Tyler plays in his second year of Bronco as a 6th grader at OIS.
Dennis Sinclitico
Pinto Commissoner
Dennis Sinclitico is just happy to be here. He hopes he can help the ballclub. He is going to give it his best shot, and good Lord willing, things will work out. He is also an attorney.
Dave Gordon
Bronco Commissoner
Loves coaching his son and his friends and being a part of this strong local baseball community.
Grew up a Mets fan in the Midwest and fell in love with the A's in the late 90's upon arriving in the Bay Area after finishing playing college baseball in Missouri and Kansas.
Is sad to see the A's leave Oakland but refuses along with his family to convert to a Giants fan.
