Board of Park Commissioners

The park district’s governing body is appointed by the Summit County Probate Judge. Commissioners serve overlapping three-year terms and are assisted by the executive director, who oversees the work of full-time and part-time employees, seasonal workers and volunteers.

On The Cover

The cute mammal featured on the cover is a big brown bat This bat was tagged and released by our conservation biologists during a bat survey.

Invest in Our Planet Earth Day is April 22

In honor of Earth Day, we encourage visitors to invest in our planet by acting (boldly), innovating (broadly) and implementing (equitably). Join us for Earth Day programming on pages 4 and 5, or look for more ways to become involved in our earth’s healthy, prosperous and equitable future at summitmetroparks.org.