A spokesperson for the Seattle Parks Department confirms to WSB that the longtime director of Alki Community Center, Ken Davis (shown at left in WSB-reader-provided photo), is being moved to South Park Community Center. We checked after receiving several e-mails expressing concern about the change; one of those e-mails, plus more from the Parks spokesperson, just ahead:
This note is from West Seattle resident Linda Layman:
Word is out that Kenny Davis, who has been director of Alki Community Center for many years, received notice of his unsolicited transfer to South Park Community Center. Ken had hoped to finish his career at Alki Community Center and does not want to be transferred. This would be a great loss to the Alki and West Seattle community as Ken has brought such a warm, caring presence to the children and adults who use the center. In about 1990 my son Adam,at age five, had Kenny as his first basketball instructor at the Alki Community Center, and I will never forget how special he made my son feel. Later when both my children enjoyed the rollerskating family skates, and other athletic team sports, Kenny always took the time to ask
how they were doing and to show them he cared about them as individuals all the way up into their adulthood.He has been a steadying, encouraging overseer for the Alki Community Center and an outstanding role model for children (and adults) enrolled in the classes.
Let’s urge the Seattle Parks Department to reconsider and to keep Kenny here at Alki Community Center where he is still so needed and appreciated.
We asked Parks spokesperson Dewey Potter why Davis was being transferred and who would replace him; she told us: “Ken Davis was reassigned to South Park Community Center, and his replacement at Alki Community Center will be Jennifer Wagner. Quite a few assignments have shifted recently because of the hiring of five new assistant coordinators. Parks from time to time reassigns community center coordinators and other staff to provide development opportunities and for business reasons.”
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