City officials Monday announced that Matthew (Matt) Hendricks has accepted the post of Park and Recreation director, replacing Judy Judd who retired on Friday after 31 years.
Hendricks serves as parks and recreation director of the village of Marshall in Dane County, where he was responsible for 145 acres of parkland and 35 recreation programs. He has held the position since April 2009.
While with Marshall, he wrote and administered grants from private foundations, county and state agencies, and supervised full-time seasonal staff, instructors and volunteers.
Hendricks will start his new job on April 1, with a salary of $57,000.
Judd’s most recent salary was about $63,500.
There are 26 parks in Shawano overseen by the Park and Recreation Department, which is also responsible for Woodlawn Cemetery and the recreation center.
The city initially received some two dozen applications for the director position. The Park and Recreation Commission interviewed seven finalists earlier this month. Two were brought back for another round of meetings with the commission and other city officials.
The Shawano Common Council approved the commission’s choice at a special meeting last week.
Hendricks attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He earned a Master of Science degree in therapeutic recreation and Bachelor of Science degree in recreation management.
Hendricks will be moving his wife, three children and family dog here.
“The city of Shawano and Park and Recreation Commission look forward to welcoming Matt and his family to Shawano,” Mayor Lorna Marquardt said in a news release.
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