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City Departments

Parks & Recreation

Staff
Administration
William Waterhouse Director (248) 796-4602
Doug Block Manager, P&R Administration  (248) 796-4612
Christine Redmond Employment & Training Analyst (248) 796-4616
Facility Supervisors
Ted Davis Facility Supervisor, Southfield Sports Arena (248) 796-4677
Jonathon Rahn Facility Supervisor, Sfld. Pavilion & P&R Building (248) 796-4607
Nicole Messina Senior Adult Facility Coordinator (248) 796-4654
Ron Basten Burgh Historical Park Programmer (248) 796-4624
Pattie Dearie-Koski Facility Supervisor, Beech Woods Recreation Center & John Grace Community Center (248) 796-4644
Programmers
Holly Graves Youth Programmer (248) 796-4604
Janet Husaynu Programmer (248) 796-4617
David DuChene Cultural Arts Programmer (248) 796-4627
Christopher Riley Recreation Programmer, Athletics (248) 796-4672
Claudia Brewer Programmer (248) 796-4673
Golf
Terri Anthony-Ryan Head PGA Professional (248) 796-4606
Kathy Haag League Information (248) 796-4606
Parks/Parks Services
Merrie Carlock Landscape Architect (248) 796-4618
Robert Murray Parks & Operations Supervisor (248) 796-4632
Diane Dannenberg Parks Services (248) 796-4631
 

Did You Know?

  • The Parks & Recreation Department is responsible for 780 acres of park land and open space at 33 sites throughout the City. Of the 780 acres of park land, over 333 acres are dedicated nature preserves.

  • The City of Southfield is home of Michigan’s first baseball field for children with any physical or mental disability. Working with The Miracle League, the City constructed a special field designed with a custom synthetic turf and handicapped accessible dugouts, restrooms and drinking fountains.
  • The Parks & Recreation Department offers hundreds of recreation programs at facilities which include two nine-hole golf courses, a lighted driving range, a 50-meter outdoor swimming pool, a senior adult center, an indoor athletic field house, an indoor ice arena and a neighborhood recreation center.

  • The Senior Gardens at the Mary Thompson Farm provide plots to over 100 enthusiastic gardeners who offer tours to school and scouting groups. The Senior Gardens have been recognized as one of the best community gardens in the nation by the John Deere Company and have received numerous awards from the Michigan State Fair.