A Sacramento native, Ara has worked as legal assistant to Tina Thomas for nearly 20 years, a span of time that includes a role in numerous projects, large and small, throughout the Sacramento region. Raley Field was one of those projects, and one that almost never left the drawing boards. Tina represented the sponsors and successfully assembled the support and approval that made Raley Field a reality. Ara played a role in that process, and it’s one that makes her proud about her job every time she takes in a summertime River Cats baseball game at the West Sacramento ball park.