Dave Leimsieder, is the Director of Youth Programs and Associate Director of the Recreational Sports Department at UC Berkeley. Dave is responsible for the management and oversight of all Youth Programs including Golden Bears Youth Gymnastics, and the prestigious Cal Youth Camps. Dave previously worked with Boys & Girls Clubs as Director of Operations for clubs in Contra Costa County, and as an Area Director overseeing multiple programs, facilities, and partnerships in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dave is an alumnus of foster care, having spent 6 years as a young adult in multiple placements in Southern Arizona. Dave is a former member of the Arizona State Foster Care Review board, and has been a local and national advocate for youth in foster care, and LGBTQ youth for more than a decade.