Director of Parks & Recreation William D. Thomas

Bill was hired as the Mayfield Village Parks and Recreation Director on March 1, 1999.  Before coming to the Village, Bill graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Municipal Parks and Recreation Management in 1974 and a Masters Degree in Educational Administration with a concentration in Community School Relations in 1986 from Kent State University.  He was hired as a Recreation Assistant with the City of Warrensville Heights Parks and Recreation from 1974-1976, the Orange Board of Education Community Education and Recreation as the associate Director from 1977-1987, Deputy Director for the City of Shaker Heights recreation 1987-1990 and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the City of Cleveland Heights from 1990-1999.  Bill resides in Shaker Heights with his wife Barbara of 30 years.  Bill and Barb have three girls, Megan-24, Heather-18, and Kelly-16.

	Youth & Adult Sports Coordinator Sean Supler

My name is Sean Supler and I was recently hired as the new full time Youth/Adult Sports Coordinator for the Mayfield Village Parks and Recreation Department.  I am 23 years old and come from a large family of four brothers and two sisters, all of whom live in the area. In the spring of 2005, I graduated from Niagara University in Lewiston, NY with a degree in Recreation and Sports Management.  Before that I attend and graduated in 2001 from Saint Ignatius High School, where I was a four year varsity soccer letterman.
Before this job I worked for three years for Mayfield Heights were I was a counselor for the Teen Adventure Camp.  I also worked part time for Mayfield Village, running Adult Softball in the fall and the MBA program during the winter.    I, along with Bill Thomas and Danielle Echt, will continue to improve and maintain the high quality standards that Mayfield Village expects.  If you have any suggestions for programs, please don’t hesitate to call me at 440-461-5163 ext.191.