Parks & Recreation Board

Current Parks & Recreation Board

James Huser
President

Samantha Shepard
Vice President

Jon Ellis
Treasurer

Mindy Aulenbach

Casey Crawford

Wesley Fields

Nate Zier

Kathryn Campbell

Lawrence Bivins

Councilmember Park Board Liaison

Cynda Rader

To contact the Parks and Recreation Board, please email parkboard@cityofls.net.

Public Participation in Park Board Meetings

Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation Board Regular meetings are generally held the fourth Wednesday of each month beginning at 6:00pm, in the Strother Conference Room at City Hall, 220 SE Green Street, Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64063. These meetings are open to the public; all citizens and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

The Parks and Recreation Board strives to ensure all interested parties are afforded the opportunity to make comments in Board meetings.

In order to efficiently manage Agendas and allow for sufficient time to address all business items as well as public comments, a “Comments from the Public” agenda item is included for each meeting. Members of the public who wish to speak during this portion of the meeting shall follow the procedure below to be included on the agenda:

Fill out a Public Participation Form, available online at lsparks.net or by contacting the Administrative Offices of LSPR
Submit the form to the Administrator of Parks and Recreation at the meeting at which you wish to speak before the meeting is called to order.

Members of the public who follow the procedures outlined above will be placed on the Agenda in the Public Comments portion of the applicable meeting and will be allotted five (5) minutes to speak.

Questions or concerns should be directed to the Administrative Offices of LSPR.

October 22, 2025 Park Board Agenda October 22, 2025 Park Board Packet

2025 Park Board Retreat Agenda

Past Parks & Recreation Board Honor Roll since 1968.

Kay Abrahamson, Don Allen, Bernadette Basham, Paula Belser, Diane Black, Dan Blackwell, James Boughan, Mike Bowles, William Boyd, Jim Brockman, Walter Breuer, Bob Busby, Karen Cain, Daniel Caldwell, Jeff Carey, Beverly Cassity, Bill Childers, Charles Clifton, Jack Clingenpeel, Jana Cummings, Hope Davis, Bonnie Douglas, Jim Drake, Mac Dumler, Oral Flippen, Richard Forbes, Ruthie Funk, Steve Hardin, Tom Hardin, Helen Hatfield, Doug Hatridge, Winton Huston, Brian Hutchin, Max Jewell, Karen Johnson, Kenneth Jones, Leonard Jordan, Nancy Kelley, Richard Kelly, Andrew Kuhar, Mary Laird, Jim Mack, George Martin, William Mathews, Marly McMillen, Dorothy Miller, Robert Newell, Frank Nugent, John O’Bryant, Jim Osborne, J.W. Page, Marjorie Perkins, Ralph Powell, Thomas Powell, Garey Reeves, John Richardson, Everett Schofield, Joe Sell, Harold Schaffer, Gunter Stein, Russell Stokes, Mike Stuckey, Steve Swanson, Lee Thomas, Tom Tougas, Joe Turney, Ken Urion, Nick Walker, Tom Weir, Wes Westmoreland, Tom Wilson, Randy Woods, Fred Woolf

LSPR Mission Statement

To provide our community with outstanding recreational services, facilities, and parks.

Affirmation

Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation is an extraordinary team of employees and volunteers dedicated to providing quality, innovative, and comprehensive recreational services, facilities and parks.

We are committed to engaging and serving all our citizens through benefit-based activities and parks that are representative of the best practices of our profession.

We excel in patron service, responsible use of our fiscal and natural resources, and building our volunteer and community partnerships.

Our success is measured by the quality of life enjoyed by our citizens.

Vision Statement

Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation will continually provide Lee’s Summit with a comprehensive range of Parks and Green Spaces, Facilities and Centers, and Programs and Activities that appeal to the diverse interests of our residents, thus enhancing their ability to enjoy the high-quality of life that our city is recognized for.

Guidelines for Public Participation

Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation Board Meetings

The Parks and Recreation Board strives to ensure all interested parties are afforded the opportunity to make comments in board meetings. Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation Board Regular meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month, beginning at 6:00 p.m., in the Strother Conference Room at City Hall, 220 SE Green Street, Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64063. These meetings are open to the public; all citizens and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

In order to efficiently manage agendas and allow for sufficient time to address all business items as well as public comments, a “Comments from the Public” agenda item is included for each meeting. Members of the public who wish to speak during this portion of the meeting shall follow the procedure below to be included on the agenda:

Fill out a public participation form and return it to staff prior to the start of public comments. The form is available online at www.lsparks.net or by contacting the Administrative Offices at LSPR.
You will be given three minutes to speak.
If multiple people are speaking on the same issue, please minimize repeating points made by previous speakers.
Public comments must be related to agenda items or general subjects related to the operations of LSPR.

Members of the public who follow the procedures outlined above will be placed on the Agenda in the Public Comments portion of the applicable meeting and will be allotted three (3) minutes to speak.