City Council hears from recreation supervisor about career in public service
The Bloomington City Council heard from Matt Cwell, a Recreation Supervisor, about his career path in parks and recreation and his philosophy on making recreational activities accessible to the public.
At its January 15 meeting, the Bloomington City Council hosted Matt Cwell, who currently works as a Recreation Supervisor for the City of Bloomington, to discuss his professional journey and perspective on the importance of parks and recreation programs.
Cwell outlined his career progression in the parks and recreation field, which began at Anoka County Parks where he worked at a water park. He also held part-time positions in the metro area before moving into his current full-time role with the city. Throughout his career, Cwell has focused on public service and expanding access to recreational activities for community members.
During his presentation, Cwell emphasized that parks and recreation programs are critical to the health and vitality of any community and municipality. He expressed his passion for helping residents access these services, underscoring why the work matters beyond just maintaining facilities and programs.
The presentation offered council members insight into the day-to-day work of city recreation staff and the philosophy that guides their efforts to serve Bloomington residents.
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:06] hi my name is Matt cwell I'm a
[0:07] recreation supervisor with the city of
[0:09] Bloomington and I've been with the city
[0:11] for almost 2 years now so I got started
[0:13] in Parks and Recreation I was working
[0:16] for a water park for a NOA County Parks
[0:18] I was talking to my boss at the time and
[0:20] I told him how much I really loved what
[0:22] we did there in public Recreation he
[0:24] told me how you can go to school for
[0:26] that I got my bachelor's degree in
[0:27] Recreation management and did some
[0:29] part-time jobs around the Metro with
[0:31] different cities and I ended up with the
[0:33] city of Bloomington in a full-time
[0:34] Recreation supervisor role so it's hard
[0:37] to say a typical day for me cuz it
[0:39] changes so much and that's one of the
[0:41] reasons I love my job so today we're out
[0:43] at walking Club later I'll head back to
[0:45] the office do some planning for next
[0:47] summer and for winter coming up but
[0:48] every day is is a little bit different
[0:50] in Parks and Recreation so what I enjoy
[0:52] most about my job is helping people I
[0:54] love the idea of being a public servant
[0:57] and just being able to help people get
[0:59] access to recre activities seeing the
[1:01] smile I bring to people's faces and the
[1:03] joy I bring to their life it makes me
[1:04] feel so good and that's one of the
[1:05] reasons I love my job so much so I
[1:07] believe that Parks and Recreation is
[1:08] extremely important for any Community
[1:10] it's such an important thing for any
[1:12] municipality to to offer to their
[1:14] citizens and I'm so happy to be able to
[1:16] be a part of that
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