APPOINTMENTS.

The Peoria Park District is pleased to announce the re-election of Roger P. Allen and Harold A. "Rocky" Vonachen III to two Northern District seats and Robert L. Johnson, Sr. to his second term as Southern District Trustee. Roger Allen, a six-term veteran of the Board of Trustees, serves as Chairman of the Finance Committee and Joint Operations Committee for the RiverPlex Recreation & Wellness Center. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Lakeview Museum. Rocky Vonachen, starting his third term on the Board, serves as Chairman of Riverfront Program & Marketing Advisory Committee, and serves on the Golf Advisory and Planning Committees of the Park Board. Robert L. Johnson, Sr., serves as Chairman of Recreation Advisory Committee and is a member of the Riverfront Program & Marketing Advisory Committee. In seating Trustees, President Timothy J. Cassidy said, "I am very pleased and fortunate to be able to continue working with Trustees Allen, Johnson, and Vonachen."

Walt Bratton, CPRP, has recently been named Park and Recreation Superintendent for the City of Wichita (Kansas) Department of Park and Recreation. Bratton has been an active member of NRPA for 11 years and the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association (APRA) for the past nine years. Wichita has a growing population of 375,000 and is the largest city in the state. Bratton will oversee the maintenance and recreation functions in the North half of the city. Bratton comes to Wichita after working for the City of Glendale, Arizona, City of Phoenix, Arizona, and the Town of Queen Creek, Arizona. He is a native of Washington state, and completed his undergraduate degree in Recreation from Washington State University and his graduate degree in Recreation Administration from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.