Daniel E. Betts Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati Area, KY

• Appointed by the CRC Board of Directors; leading the department through land acquisition, planning initiatives, and recreation program development, while overseeing the transformational change within the agency.
• Provide vision and expectations for recreation programs, facility and grounds maintenance for all sites.
• Building strategic partnerships with elected officials, community leaders and other city agencies to maintain a high quality of neighborhood-based programming… Show more Appointed by the CRC Board of Directors; leading.
• Building strategic partnerships with elected officials, community leaders and other city agencies to maintain a high quality of neighborhood-based programming initiatives for all participants.
• Serving as department lead to the Mayor’s Office to develop a citywide after school initiative to provide middle school and high school youth after school and summer camp activities.
• Developing successful partnerships with local non-profits, Cincinnati Public Schools, Libraries, Police and local universities to improve quality of life issues for citizens. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Manage & administer economic development programs in Cook County, the 2nd largest county in the United States with more 2.5 million residents resulting in providing assistance to Cook County’s 128 municipalities.
• Manage & administer the special conditions component of the Cook County Property Tax Incentives including: Class 6b, Class 7a, 7c and Class 7b and Class 8 property tax… Show more
• Manage & administer the special conditions component of the Cook County Property Tax Incentives including: Class 6b, Class 7a, 7c and Class 7b and Class 8 property tax classifications.
• Manage & implement a $30 million BUILT in Cook Loan Fund along with the County's Industrial Revenue Bond Program.
• Manage and implement four (4) "super" State of Illinois Enterprise Zones which combined resources from 38 municipalities and 2 counties (Cook and Will County).
• Revised and developed underwriting guidelines for all tax incentives reviewed by the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development. Show less

• County, Forest Preserve District:; County host the largest Forest Preserve District in the United States, with more than 69,000 acres, FPDCC receives an estimated 40 million visits each year, providing an escape into a.
• Manage district wide volunteer stewardship program; oversee 72 managed ecological sites with more than 25,000 volunteers.
• Reduced staff overtime spending by $210,000 while increasing revenues at recreation facilities.
• Implemented software and hardware enhancement for permits, recreation and volunteer services divisions, with significant program participation and non-tax revenue increases by $350,000.
• Led district wide Master Planning initiatives to develop a Recreation Master Plan, Trails Master Plan and a Camp Ground Master Plan. Boys & Girls Club Dane County. Boys & Girls Club of Dane County inspire and empower.

• Developed and implemented childcare licensing policies and procedures for club serving 500 youth resulting in funding for pre and after school care.
• Secured $150,000 grant funds for college club programs to support high school age youth.
• Reduced liability insurance cost from $44,000 to 29,000 while securing additional insurance coverage for district clubs. Indian Prairie School District 204. IPSD nationally recognize school among the top 25 school.
• Reduced liability insurance cost from $44,000 to 29,000 while securing additional insurance coverage for district clubs. Indian Prairie School District 204. IPSD nationally recognize school among the top 25 school.

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed and implemented policies and procedures governing district wide procurement for 32 schools serving 29,000 students, including procuring food service, copiers, construction and janitorial services successfully.
• Implemented strategies to reduce purchasing expenses by partnering with statewide government purchasing co-ops. Established partnerships with Department of Commerce, Asset management and U.S. Communities buying.
• Implemented strategies to reduce purchasing expenses by partnering with statewide government purchasing co-ops. Established partnerships with Department of Commerce, Asset management and U.S. Communities buying.
• Successfully secured federal energy funds of $90,000 for school lighting upgrades.City of Naperville, Naperville Park District. Naperville Park District is a national leader in parks and recreation providing and.

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed and directed operations for 110 full-time, 1,100 part-time employees maintaining 65 playgrounds, 27 baseball fields, 24 basketball courts, 22 soccer fields, 22 tennis courts, 4 ice rinks, 3 recreation centers.
• Managed $24 million annual budget and an $8 million capital budget.
• Managed the completion of $2.7 million renovation projects, which resulted in a golf course clubhouse renovation and provided funds to renovate school… Show more Managed and directed operations for 110 full-time, 1,100.
• Managed the completion of $2.7 million renovation projects, which resulted in a golf course clubhouse renovation and provided funds to renovate school playgrounds.City and County of Denver, Parks and Recreation. The.

• Managed, direct and oversee all operations for 200 full-time, 1,000 part time employees maintaining 21,000 acres of city and mountain parks, 84 miles of trails, 29 diverse community based recreation facilities.
• Managed $18.5 million annual budget, $1.1 million in capital funds and $4 million in bond infrastructure funds.
• Developed successful partnerships with Denver Public Schools, Denver Housing… Show more Managed, direct and oversee all operations for 200 full-time, 1,000 part time employees maintaining 21,000 acres of city and.
• Developed successful partnerships with Denver Public Schools, Denver Housing Authority, Denver Human Services and other non-profits, which resulted in $ 1 million in new program improvements and expansions.
• Developed alternative revenue sources by establishing and marketing youth and adult citywide sports program, facility rental program including special event and aquatic offerings, which resulted in a 22% increase in.

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed, direct and oversee all operations for a 4.5 million operating budget that supported the oversight of community parks, play lots, recreation centers and special event facilities.
• Develop a citywide after school initiative “After School Matters” to provide middle school and high school youth after school and summer camp activities and jobs.
• Developed successful partnerships with local non-profits, Chicago Public Schools, Libraries, Police and local universities, which… Show more Managed, direct and oversee all operations for a 4.5 million operating budget.
• Developed successful partnerships with local non-profits, Chicago Public Schools, Libraries, Police and local universities, which resulted $250,000 in program improvements and expansions to include a new technology.

Ms, College Student Counseling And Personnel Services

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, black student council, council of student welfare and student government

Mba, Global Business

Bs, Sociology, Politics And Business

Ba, Macomb; Sociology

US Veteran, United States Army, Military Police Officer – honorable discharge, 2001