Commissioners & Staff

Kankakee Valley Park District was established in 1925. The District serves the 36,000 residents of Aroma Park and Kankakee Townships. It is governed by five elected Board of Park Commissioners, and employees 20 full-time staff and approximately 200 part-time, seasonal, and temporary workers.

Board of Commissioners
Matt Mullady	President
Roy Collins	Vice President
John Grill	Treasurer
Alfred Hollis	Secretary
Jess Gathing	Commissioner

Administrative Staff
Jim Romanek	Executive Director
John Coghlan	Attorney
John Bessette	Superintendent of Parks and Facilities
Gary Reardanz	Assistant Superintendent of Parks
Mike Collette	Building Supervisor
Jennifer Ledden	Administrative Assistant / HR
Lyndsay Harwell	Administrative Assistant
Monica Bisaillon	Marketing Supervisor

Recreation Staff
Renee Chavez	Superintendent of Recreation
Kelly Gresser	Recreation Supervisor
John Sullivan	Aquatic Center Manager

Maintenance Staff

Eric Gray

Terry Mack

Dana Goodrich

Jim Schopf