Contact Geauga Park District

Administrative Offices

Donald W. Meyer Center
Big Creek Park
9160 Robinson Road
Chardon, OH 44024

Phone: 440-286-9516
Geauga toll free: 800-536-4006
Fax: 440-286-1285
Email: info@geaugaparkdistrict.org

Park District Departments

Administration

Tom Curtin, Executive Director
Keith McClintock, Deputy Director

Kathy Hanes, Executive Secretary - Ext. 0836

Michele Pennell, Chief Financial Officer
Gloria Freno, Accountant

Robin Pilarczyk, Human Resources Manager
Emilie Gottsegen, Development Director
Amanda Stith, Development Associate

Planning Department

Aaron Young, Planning Director - Ext. 0809

Matt McCue, Senior Park Planner

Operations Department

John Oros, Operations Director - Ext. 0807

Construction
Steve George, Construction Manager
Keith Chapman, Construction Tech
Tom Salo, Construction Tech
Isaiah Shipman, Construction Tech
Tom Sterlekar, Construction Tech

Operations
Brett Bellas, Maintainance Manager
Shawn Harry, Foreman (North)
John Snyder, Foreman (South)
Chris Maksim, Foreman (West)

Maintenance Techs
Matt Cross
Matt Farrar
Rod Fyfe
Hans Geiss
Tom Mansfield
Bob Mast
Tom Robbins
Joe Slepko
Jerry Tvergyak
Mike Valko
David Baird

Natural Resource Management Department

Paul Pira, Park Biologist/NRM Director - Ext. 0812

Tami Gingrich, Field Naturalist
Bob Lange, Land Steward
Linda Gilbert, NRM Tech

Marketing & Administrative Services Department

Paige Hosier, Marketing & Administrative Services Director - Ext. 0804

Eileen Smith, Administrative Services Coordinator
Barb Emch, Administrative Assistant
Sandy Ward, Communications Specialist
Vicky Liptak, Graphic Designer
Holly Sauder, Volunteer Coordinator
Don Lombardy, Information Systems Coordinator
Janet Moster, Secretary
Christin Morton, Secretary

Naturalist Department

Diane Valen, Naturalist Services Director - Ext. 0892

Judy Bradt-Barnhart, Nature Education Coordinator
Dan Best, Senior Naturalist
Linda Gilbert, Naturalist
John Kolar, Naturalist
Dottie Mathiott, Naturalist
Nora Sindelar, Naturalist
Teresa Runion, Special Events Coordinator
Denise Wolfe, Administrative Assistant

Ranger Department

Robert Urban, Chief Ranger - Ext. 0814

John Hayhurst, Ranger Lieutenant
Larry McKinnon, Ranger Sergeant
Mike Benesh, Ranger
Joel Firem, Ranger
Dennis Sloan, Ranger
James Kailburn, Ranger