Mission Statement & Overview
The Board
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The Plainfield Park District is governed by a five-member group of Commissioners. Commissioners are elected for six-year terms, and the terms are staggered. Elections are conducted in the spring of odd numbered years. Current board members and their term expiration dates are:
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Peter Hurtado | 2017 Phone: (815) 436-8812 "In this age of transparency and economic uncertainty, the Plainfield Park District must find additional sources of revenue and be transparent about all its activities. I hope to bring a corporate structure in which the Plainfield Park District is run as a business model rather than a governmental agency." Peter, along with his wife of 22 years and three children, has been a Plainfield resident since 2000. He is an active soccer player, a self-made business entrepreneur, appointed in 2010 by the now Archbishop Peter Sartin to serve as a Board Member for the Dioceses of Joliet Finance Council, Past President for the Lake Kinzie Industrial Council, President of Mastercraft Products, Inc., Grand Knight of the Plainfield Knights of Columbus, active member of the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), and proudly serving St. Mary Immaculate Parish on several ministries.
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Janet S. Silosky | 2019
Phone: (815) 436-8812 "With children involved in baseball, football, soccer, cheerleading and Poms, the importance of the Park District in our family life can best be summarized as having played a central theme. It is important to me, that the availability of our Parks and Programs thus provided, meet the needs of the community. Fiscal responsibility is key to providing that which the citizens of our community can partake in, always remembering the number one priority in providing such, is keeping costs affordable to the public." Janet, married for 33 years, moved to Plainfield with her husband in 1990, where they raised their four children. They have five grandchildren. Janet is Treasurer for Mesco, Inc., a family business. She is also a Certified Special Education Paraprofessional, whose concerns for children with Special Needs is well known. Involved in various local organizations, Janet is dedicated to supporting the efforts of the Plainfield Township Park District to serve this community to the best of its abilities. |
Vice President
Larry Newton | 2015 Phone: (815) 436-8812 "I ran for the board because I wanted the park district to develop a concrete plan for the future. I really enjoy hearing from our constituents and being able to address their issues." Newton, a Plainfield area resident since 1998, works for the Forest Preserve District of Will County |
Mary Kay Ludemann | 2015 Phone: (815) 436-8812 "I ran for the Plainfield Park District Board of Commissioners because I wanted to get more involved in the community. Parks and recreation, as well as green space areas, are very valuable and important to our community and I look forward to working with the community, park district staff and fellow commissioners." Ludemann, a Fire Inspector for the Plainfield Fire Protection District since July 2005, has been a Fire Inspector for 13 years. Prior to becoming a Fire Inspector, she worked as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator and was also a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician for a rural department. Her educational background includes two years of studies in Fire Science Technology, Communications and Journalism, plus additional training and certification through the Office of the State Fire Marshall. Ludeman has lived in Plainfield since 2006. She is married to Mike Ludemann and has one adult step-son.
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Commissioner Peter Steinys | 2019
Phone: (815) 436-8812
Secretary Garrett Peck
Phone: (815) 436-8812
Treasurer Doug Booth
Phone: (815) 436-8812
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