Jennifer Fava became the Director of Westport's Parks & Recreation Department on Sept. 1, 2015. The majority of her time is spent overseeing facility improvements and the daily operations and maintenance of the town's 4 beaches, 2 marinas, 28 athletic fields, 23 tennis courts, 6 pickleball courts, 2 basketball courts, one municipal golf course, a pool complex consisting of three pools, and other parks and properties maintained by the Parks maintenance staff. Jen does this with the help of 20 full-time staff and approximately 400 seasonal employees!

 

Prior to coming to Westport Parks and Recreation, she served for three years as the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation in the town of North Hempstead in New Hyde Park, N.Y. In that position, Jen oversaw a work force of 385 full- and part-time employees and an operating budget three times larger than Westport's Parks & Recreation budget. She also managed the maintenance, operations and improvements of 53 park facilities totaling about 900 acres, including golf courses, a marina, the Clark Botanical Garden, multiple aquatic facilities, an athletic stadium and a 60,000-square foot community center. Prior to her time in North Hempstead, Jen spent her career in multiple communities in Westchester County, NY working her way up the ladder as a Parks and Recreation Professional and spending more than 8 years as the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for the Town of Yorktown. She is also very active in professional organizations including being a past President of the New York State Recreation and Park Society and the Westchester Recreation and Park Society.

 

Jennifer holds a BS degree in Leisure Studies and Resources from the University of Massachusetts, an MBA from Fordham University, and is a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional through the National Recreation and Park Association.

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