- Karen Heldmeyer, city councillor, and before that, Neighborhood Network chair, a tireless supporter of the park project
- Laura Wilson, soul of the Don Diego neighborhood, and one of the principal players. A retired landscape architect, she drew the original park design.
- Carrie Lacrosse, of the city's planning department, and now in the traffic calming division, is our booster, guide and supported at city hall, together with Cyrus Samii, also in Planning.
