Darlene Vendegna was inducted into the Sports & Athletics Category in 2023.
Darlene Vendegna has coached Bay Area sports for decades and is Oakland's USA Pickleball Association Ambassador. She saw that COVID restrictions had many feeling isolated, so she started a pickleball club at Bushrod Park in Oakland that introduced hundreds of residents to the sport. Ms. Vendegna's sports leadership has provided mental, emotional, and physical support to countless residents of Alameda County and beyond.
