2025 Board Officers

President – Joe Cohen

Vice-President – Debbie Serota

Treasurer – Jan Caron
Commissioner – Rick Patinkin
Commissioner – Michael Brown

Email the board: board@deerfieldparks.org

The Deerfield Park District is governed by an elected Board of Park Commissioners who serve four-year terms of office without pay. Board members set policy for the District which is administered by an Executive Director, and a staff of recreation professionals. The Board receives community input through its citizen advisory committees, composed of appointed community volunteers, and from the general public.

All Regular Board meetings are proceeded by a Finance Committee Meeting starting at 6:30pm. Meetings are held at the Jewett Park Community Center, in the new board room on the lower level, located at 836 Jewett Park Drive, Deerfield, IL 60015, beginning at 7pm. Meeting dates are subject to change by action of the Board of Park Commissioners. Special or Emergency Meetings my be scheduled in addition to Regular Meetings and Workshop Meetings. The meeting schedule provides for meetings to be held on the third and first Thursday of each month, except as noted (*).

The Board of Park Commissioners established meeting dates for Fiscal Year 2025 as of December 19, 2024.

2025 Meetings