Albany People Directory Map
Albany people directories do not sit in one database. The city staff directory covers municipal departments, Albany Unified School District lists school staff, university directories cover adjacent campus contacts, and county public-record indexes act like directories when they connect names to deeds, parcels, or voter records. Historical work leans on Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda County, and San Francisco library holdings because a separate Albany-only city directory run was not located in the research.
| Directory | Who It Lists | Keeper | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany city staff directory | City employees, titles, departments, phones, and emails | City of Albany | Current staff directory by name, title, or department |
| AUSD and school staff directories | District, high school, middle school, and campus staff | Albany Unified School District | Current online search and message links |
| UC Berkeley and UCOP directories | Faculty, staff, students, and UC office contacts | University of California | Name, phone, email, department, and title searches |
| State Personnel Office Directory | Personnel office contacts, agency codes, and department addresses | State Controller | Current online reference, not a full employee list |
| Recorder and Assessor records | Recorded-document parties and property owners | Alameda County | Recorder index, property search, parcel viewer, and owner-info requests |
| Oakland, SFPL, Berkeley directory sets | Past residents, businesses, addresses, occupations, and phone listings | Public libraries | Online and in-person holdings with gaps by year |
Start with the narrowest directory that matches the role. A city staff search should not begin in the recorder index. A past address should move to reverse directories. A current property-owner question should begin with the assessor and recorder trail, then move to public-record request channels if the online fields stop short.
Albany Government Directories
The City of Albany staff directory follows the city's department structure. Albany is a charter city with a council-manager form, five at-large council members, and eight departments under the City Manager. That matters because a directory search can be narrowed by department when a name is not known.
The inspected city staff results show name, title, department, phone, and email. Visible examples included City Clerk Anne Hsu, Deputy City Clerk Jon Clowes, Police Chief Greg Galliano, and Planning & Building Manager Leslie Mendez. If a city employee is not listed, the practical fallback is the department main contact or a City Clerk public-records request for a city-created record.
| Search Field | Type | Required | Result Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | No | Searches employee names. |
| Title | Text | No | Searches job titles. |
| Department | Dropdown | No | Includes City Clerk, Police, Community Development, Public Works, Finance, City Manager, City Council, Fire, and Recreation. |
| Result fields | Display | N/A | Name, title, department, phone, and email. |
The City of Albany staff directory is still the direct source for current city staff listings, even when a browser blocks automated capture.
Albany School Directory Fields
Education directories are strong for Albany because the research captured the Albany Unified School District staff directory and school-level pages. The AUSD and school directories are current people directories for district staff and campus personnel. They are more precise than a general web search when the person is tied to a school role.
The school pages expose first name, last name, and title fields. The Middle School examples include roles such as assistant principal, counselor, teacher, teacher librarian, school secretary, resource specialist, behavior analyst, and executive chef. Results can include a name, title or role, and a Send Message action.
| Search Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | No | Search by given name. |
| Last Name | Text | No | Search by surname. |
| Title | Dropdown or text | No | School pages let users narrow by role. |
| Search | Button | No | Runs the directory query. |
| Send Message | Button or link | N/A | Contact action attached to an entry. |
The AUSD staff directory screenshot shows the district-level entry point for Albany people directories.
Albany High Directory Entries
The Albany High School staff directory provided a clear sample entry inventory. Visible entries showed name, title or role, and a Send Message control. Sample names and roles in the research included Anthony Adams, Science Teacher; Barbara Aimino, SPED Teacher; Michelle Aselstine, Counselor and Leadership Advisor; Kara Baker, VAPA Teacher and department chair; Vivian Balderas, Main Office Secretary; and Shelly Ball, Mental Health Coordinator.
| Name | The staff member's display name. |
|---|---|
| Title or role | Teaching area, counseling role, office role, or department assignment. |
| Contact action | Send Message button or link attached to the result. |
| Search context | First name, last name, and title can narrow the list. |
The screenshot from the Albany High School staff directory shows how campus entries are presented.
Albany Area University Directories
UC Berkeley is directly adjacent to Albany, so its directory can matter for Albany people directories when a person has campus ties. The UC Berkeley campus directory supports searches by name, phone, or email and is subject to noncommercial restrictions. UC Office of the President adds a directory search by first name, last name, department, and title.
The California Personnel Office Directory is different. It is not a full state employee directory. It lists personnel office contacts, phone numbers, email addresses, department or campus addresses, and agency codes. Use it to find the right state HR or personnel office, not to identify every state worker by name.
The screenshot from the State Controller's directory page shows that distinction.
Albany Records as Directories
Some public records work like people directories because they connect names to places, filings, or roles. The Alameda County Clerk-Recorder index lists parties to recorded documents. For Albany property research, the online recorder index covers 1969 forward, while earlier real property records back to 1853 require in-person microfilm at the Clerk-Recorder's office.
The Alameda County Assessor property search is address and APN based, not a broad public owner-name search. Ownership information for a limited number of parcels may be requested by email or phone when the requester provides an address or parcel number. That makes the assessor useful for property-owner clues, while the recorder is stronger for grantor and grantee names in recorded documents.
Microfilm divide. Albany deed and recorded-document research before 1969 moves out of the web index and into the Oakland counter or supporting library and archive sources.
Voter records can also look like a directory, but they are not open for casual browsing. Current voter-file access is restricted by purpose and excludes confidential voters and sensitive identifiers. For the full voter-file process, use the Albany voter registration records page.
Albany Business Directory Routes
Business and professional directories around Albany include state, county, city, and neighborhood sources. California Secretary of State bizfile searches business entities and UCC records. The Department of Consumer Affairs license search covers many regulated professions by board, license type, license number, business name, first name, and last name. CSLB covers contractors and home-improvement salespersons. The State Bar attorney search uses attorney name or bar number.
Albany's city business-license administration moved to HdL Companies beginning October 27, 2025. Exact public search fields for the city business-license portal were not located in the official sources reviewed, so business-license records may need the HdL route or a city public-records request. The Solano Avenue Association also has a member and business directory, but Solano Avenue crosses Albany and Berkeley, so a listing may reflect the corridor more than a city boundary.
Note: For Solano Avenue businesses, check both Albany and Berkeley clues before treating a city label as final.
Historical Albany Directories
Historical Albany people directories are usually regional. The research did not locate a separate Albany-only city directory run, which is a useful finding. Because Albany is small and borders Berkeley and Oakland, older residents and businesses may appear in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda County, or East Bay volumes.
- City directory
- A name-and-address book that may list residents, businesses, occupations, and sometimes spouses or business roles.
- Reverse directory
- An address-to-occupant or phone-to-person tool, useful when the clue is a past Albany address rather than a name.
- Criss-cross directory
- A directory arranged by address, phone, or street sequence, often used to identify occupants and nearby businesses.
- Great Register
- A historical voting register that can connect a voter to a place and time, separate from modern voter-file rules.
SFPL lists Alameda County city directory years beginning in 1869 with many gaps. Oakland Public Library has city directories, reverse directories, criss-cross volumes, phone books, voting registers, and genealogy services. Berkeley History Room directories matter too because Albany-area addresses may appear near the city line.
The SFPL Alameda County city directory page shows the year-by-year directory inventory for this directory topic.
Albany Library Directory Holdings
Library collections fill gaps left by current online directories. Alameda County Library offers genealogy and newspaper databases, including Ancestry Library Edition in-library, HeritageHub, HeritageQuest, NewspaperArchive, Newspapers.com Library Edition, and East Bay Times archive access. Albany Library's Historical Photograph Collection adds a local image-based people clue: 601 online items from 1891 through 2001, with bulk coverage from 1905 through 1994.
| Holding | Years or Scope | Where to Use It |
|---|---|---|
| SFPL Alameda County city directories | 1869; 1874-1877/78; 1880/81; 1884/85; 1887; 1889/90; 1892/93; 1903-1913; 1915; 1922-1930; 1933-1941; 1967; 1969 | Resident, business, address, and occupation clues with gaps. |
| Oakland Public Library reverse directories | 1936, 1953, 1961, 1964-1974, 1995; online 1938, 1940, 1944 | Old address to occupant lookup. |
| Haines criss-cross holdings | East Bay and Southern Alameda County 1973-1982 and 1984-2019; Oakland and suburban 1973-2020 with gaps | Address, phone, and street-sequence directory work. |
| Oakland telephone directories | 1924-2017 with listed gaps and White Pages or Yellow Pages only years | Phone and household lookup for older East Bay entries. |
| Albany Historical Photograph Collection | 1891-2001, bulk 1905-1994, 601 online items | Schools, city officials, streets, businesses, parades, dwellings, and significant people. |
The Oakland Public Library directory and phone book holdings screenshot shows the strongest reverse-directory source for Albany-area address work.
Albany Photo Directory Clues
The Albany Library Historical Photograph Collection is not a conventional directory, but it can identify people-rich local scenes. The collection came largely from Albany Historical Society material and includes schools, city council members, municipal government, streets, churches, dwellings, businesses, parades, railroads, retail stores, significant individuals, and community events.
For family history or reunion research, a photo collection can place a person near a school, business, civic office, street, or event. Access is open for research through the Albany Library, while reproduction, publication, or internet use requires written permission and a credit line. This makes it a research source, not an image bank to reuse without permission.
Albany Directory Timeline
Directory research works better when the year of the directory is matched to the record trail. Albany's local identity and Alameda County record history create several practical date breaks.
| 1853 | Alameda County incorporated, and real property records date back to this point. |
|---|---|
| 1867-1944 | Oakland Public Library lists Alameda County voting registers as in-person resources. |
| 1869 forward | SFPL lists Alameda County regional city directory years, with many gaps. |
| 1969 | Alameda Clerk-Recorder online computer index begins; prior records are on microfilm. |
| 2025 | Albany business-license administration shifted to HdL Companies on October 27. |
A current directory may answer a staff or school contact question. A historical directory may answer who lived at an address, who ran a shop, or how a household moved through Albany, Berkeley, and Oakland listings over time.