Geis, who started Ross Township’s parks and reaction program more than a decade ago, was hired in Cranberry after a yearlong search.
It’s official—Cranberry has a new director of Parks and Recreation. At Thursday’s Cranberry Board of Supervisors meeting, officials ratified the hiring of Pete Geis. Geis, who moved to Cranberry in July, will be paid an annual salary of $75,000 in the new role. The Slippery Rock University graduate was offered the position after a yearlong hunt, including a nationwide search, for a new recreation director. “I can’t tell you how excited I am,” Geis said Thursday. Geis replaces former director Mike Diehl, who parted ways with the township in November 2011. Since mid-August, Greg Smith has been acting interim director of parks and recreation in Cranberry. Cranberry manager Jerry Andree said Geis was offered the position after an extensive …
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After a lengthy process that included a nationwide search, Cranberry hires Pete Geis, who resigned Thursday night as director of Ross Township's parks and recreation department.
Longtime Ross Township Parks and Recreation director Pete Geis resigned Thursday to accept a new position as head of Cranberry's Parks and Recreation department. "This is a tremendous loss for Ross Township," said Ross Commissioner Gerald O'Brien. "Pete is a great guy, if we can find someone half as smart, competent, and hard-working as Pete, we will be doing okay." Geis was responsible the operation and maintenance of Ross Township's 23 parks and recreation areas. He also played a key role in annual events such as the Easter Egg hunt, the summer fishing tournament, the 4th of July celebration, and Ross Community Day, O'Brien said. Cranberry hired Geis after a yearlong hunt, including a nationwide search, for a new recreation director. The…
Billy Geis
8:43 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
Yes I'm glad he got this job. I searched his name during school, because he is my dad. I just thought I would say good job to him. Cranberry is a nice township, but I will still attend Hampton Middle School. -Billy Geis more ›