The Plainfield Park District recently announced the hiring of Joseph Quinn as director of parks. Joe has served as a division manager, parks and grounds, in the parks department the last two-plus years.
His responsibilities included managing all parks and grounds maintenance work, special event equipment setup and special projects; schedules and supervision of work crews; and overseeing the completion of general maintenance-related projects. He also assisted the previous director of parks in creating a list of board- and director-prioritized projects.
Joe came to Plainfield after serving as the athletic field specialist at Addison Park District, where his duties included full care of all athletic fields, repairs to equipment and vehicles, tree trimming and removal, pesticide and herbicide application, snow removal and aiding in all areas of the parks and grounds department.
Joe has extensive auto mechanic skills, with previous positions including general manager at Batavia Auto Mart, and working as an independent mechanic contractor through ARL Automotive in Warrenville.
He previously served as head grounds at Addison Trail High School (2005-2019), where his duties included oversight of 90 acres of property, the grounds crew, grounds department, large projects and day-to-day operations. Joe was also responsible for planning and designing landscape projects, and maintaining and repairing all grounds equipment, tractors, trucks, driver’s education cars and buses.
Joe began his career in 1996 in Glenbard Township High School District 87, serving as the temporary custodian at Glenbard West High School before advancing to permanent custodian and grounds crew at Glenbard North High School. He then returned to Glenbard West as head grounds in 2004, overseeing the grounds crew, planning large projects and day-to-day operations of 19 acres of property.
Joe resides in Yorkville with his wife Nancy. In his free time, he is the driveline specialist/clutch mechanic as part of the pit crew for a top alcohol dragster.
