Michael J. Garvey, Village President

Michael Garvey and his wife Barb have been married for 29 years and have 3 sons, Jake, Luke and Joey, and are lifelong residents of Brookfield. He is an 18-year survivor of eye cancer. Mike previously served as Brookfield Village President from 2005 until 2013. He was elected Village Trustee in 2013 and again in 2017. Mike was elected as Village President again in 2021.

In the past he served President Pro Tem of the Village Board and as the liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mike was chosen by his fellow local elected officials to be President of the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency and helped negotiate a new 10-year waste disposal contract for the region. Mike served nearly 15 years as the Solid Waste Agency President and recently joined the Executive Board of the West Central Municipal Conference.  Before serving on the Village Board, Mike was Chairman of the Brookfield Plan Commission.

Mike has practiced law for 33 years in the private sector and is a partner in the firm of Stringini & Garvey, P.C. He was admitted to the United States Supreme Court Bar and has successfully argued before the Illinois Supreme Court. Mike is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from DePaul University and his law degree from the University of Illinois-Champaign.

Mike is a regular and active volunteer for Project NICE and the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. He previously volunteered as a Brookfield Little League Manager and is a long-time team sponsor. Mike also has served as a Merit Badge Counselor for Scouts.

Michael G. Melendez, Village Clerk

Michael Melendez and his wife Braulia have lived in Brookfield for last 12 years with their four kids. Mike was elected to the District 102 school board in 2017 and again in 2021. In March 2020, he was selected by his fellow board members to serve as board president and continued in that role until April 2023. During his time as board president, Mike helped lead the process for the selection of a new superintendent and oversaw the doubling of the district’s reserve funds. Mike is in his final year of his term and currently serves as a liaison to the district’s Financial Advisory Committee.

Mike has practiced law for nearly 19 years and has spent the last 13 years as an attorney for the University of Illinois System. He is the manager of the university’s Chicago legal office and as the chief legal counsel for UIC, Mike is responsible for the delivery of legal services to the campus, including its expansive healthcare enterprise. Mike is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Chicago and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Mike serves on the Brookfield Little League board of directors as the Vice President of Softball Operations and volunteers as a baseball and softball manager. He also coaches recreational youth soccer and basketball teams in addition to managing a travel softball team.

Nicole Gilhooley, Village Trustee

Nicole Gilhooley and her husband, Dennis, have three children, Joseph, Daniel and Catherine and have lived in Brookfield for 17 years.

Nicole currently serves as a board member on the Proviso Township Mental Health Commission. During her previous Village Board tenure, she was Board liaison to the Aging Well Committee, Brookfield Parks and Recreation Commission, Brookfield Library, and a member of the Active Transportation Plan committee. Before being elected to Village Board, Nicole was a member and chairperson of the Brookfield Beautification Commission from 2007 - 2013.

Nicole is an active community volunteer. She is Vice President of the S.E. Gross Middle School PTO and is an RBHS Boosters volunteer. She previously coached youth basketball and soccer and volunteered for Brookfield Little League. At Brook Park School she volunteered in many capacities over 10 years including the coordination of the “Picture Person” supplemental art program.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University Chicago, Nicole has enjoyed a professional and diverse career.  

Nicole is the Director of Human Resources for Ultra Consultants, a professional services firm serving the manufacturing and distribution industries in North America. She has a background in information technology and management consulting. Her work has focused on business process improvement, business transformation and enterprise software. Nicole also has previous experience with environmental research where she evaluated and investigated multi-million dollar environmental lawsuits involving major corporations and Superfund sites across the United States.  In addition, she has education experience as a long-term substitute art teacher for Nazareth Academy and in enrollment management, admissions and marketing working for The Avery Coonley School.

Kyle Whitehead, Village Trustee

Kyle and his wife Jaimie moved to Brookfield in 2018, just before their oldest son Max was born. They now have three young boys: Max, Beau, and Charlie.

Kyle has served as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner since 2020. In 2021 he co-founded the Brookfield Parks and Recreation Foundation (BPRF), where he now serves as board president. BPRF raises funds to reduce parks program fees for low-income families and ensure more residents can afford parks programming year-round, including before- and after-school care, summer camp, sports, art, cooking, and other activities.

Kyle works in government affairs for the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), a public agency that oversees the public transit system in the Chicago area. In this role he advocates for funding and policies that help get more people riding the region’s buses and trains. Prior to joining RTA, Kyle worked in policy and communications for the Active Transportation Alliance, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for walking, bicycling, and public transit to create healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities in the Chicago region. 

Kyle received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Public Administration degree from DePaul University.

Jennifer Hendricks, Village Trustee

Jennifer Hendricks and her husband Matt have lived in Brookfield for almost 20 years and have a full house with three teenagers, a dog, and two cats. A Village Trustee since 2021, Jennifer’s volunteer work in Brookfield actually began in 2007 when she joined the Zoning Board of Appeals. She served continuously on that Board and then on the Plan Commission for the Village for 13 years. Jennifer has seen many changes come to Brookfield. Through these positions she has carefully considered public input, worked with staff members, and helped to guide Village policy and growth.

A professional landscape architect now working at a civil engineering firm, she has been designing private and public projects at an individual and neighborhood scale for over 20 years. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, having studied Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Her master’s work earned her an award in planning from the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2005. Her thesis work as well as her professional  work has often focused on sustainable building practices (green roofs, LEED-certification). Jennifer served the public as a Project Manager in the Planning Department of the Naperville Park District. In this capacity, she was ultimately responsible to all the residents of the District and worked with the public regularly.

Jennifer also served for 6 years on the Board of Directors and as Business Manager of a local non-profit organization (The Tower Chorale). Here, she held responsibility for the fiscal fitness and direction of the organization. 

Passionate about her work here, Jennifer is dedicated to our Village. She appreciates its beauty, diversity, walkability, connectedness, friendliness, and the passion of its residents. She values having planted roots here and hopes that through continued service as a Trustee, she may help Brookfield to bloom even brighter.

Katie Kaluzny, Village Trustee

Katie and her husband Mike have lived in Brookfield since 2013 and have two children, Josie and Abby. Katie has been a Village Trustee since 2019.

Katie served as commissioner on the Brookfield Conservation Commission from 2016 to 2019 and now serves at the Village Board liaison to the commission. Katie also served on the steering committee for the Brookfield Comprehensive Plan in 2017. Katie volunteers regularly at the Brookfield Oak Savanna for work days, co-founded Go Green Brookfield, and serves on the Environment Committee for the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus. Katie also serves on the yearbook committee for Brook Park Elementary School.

Katie has worked in the nonprofit sector for nearly 20 years and is currently the Associate Director at the Illinois Green Alliance, the nonprofit chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. During her 14 years at Illinois Green, Katie has worked with the green building industry in the Chicagoland area to educate, convene stakeholders and engage community leaders around green, healthy and energy efficiency strategies in buildings and communities. Prior to her time at Illinois Green Alliance, Katie worked for the City of Chicago’s Department of Environment planning public programming at the Chicago Center for Green Technology. She also managed the volunteer and intern programs at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum for four years. In 2018, Katie received a 30 under 40 Award from the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce, an award that recognizes professionals who are making a deep impact on our local communities.

Katie received her Bachelors Degree in Environmental Policy and Natural Resources Management from the University of Michigan and a Masters Degree in Public Service Administration from DePaul University.

Kit Ketchmark, Village Trustee

Kit Ketchmark is a lifelong resident of Brookfield, residing in the Hollywood area for the past 32 years with his wife Kathy and two sons, Cameron and Trent. Kit served as Village President for 8 years after being elected in 2013 and 2017. Prior to being elected as Village President, Kit served 10 years as Village Trustee.

In addition to Village President and Trustee, Kit has served the Village of Brookfield as Finance Chariman, liaison to the Parks and Recreation, Conservation, Administration and Public Safety committees, and as a member of the Audit and Infrastructure Committees, the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee and Board of Local Improvements.

Kit is a member of the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and the Hollywood Citizens Association. He has served as Director of the Brookfield Historical Society since 1993, was co-chair of the Mainstreet Brookfield Promotion Committee, and volunteered as a Little League and Babe Ruth team sponsor, coach and manager for more than 15 years. Kit also led the group that restored and rededicated the F-86 Sabre Jet Korean War Memorial in Jaycee Ehlert Park. In 2009, Kit was awarded the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award by the Illinois Humanities Council for his service to the Community.

Kit is the President and General Manager of a Brookfield-based, 30-year-old landscape construction and design firm where he oversees all aspects of the business, including budgeting, forecasting, marketing and project management.

Kit graduated from Lincoln School in Brookfield in 1978, and from Lyons Township High School in 1982. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois Chicago, majoring in finance and human resource management.

Julie Narimatsu, Village Trustee

Julie Narimatsu and her husband, Chad, have lived in Brookfield for 8 years and have two children, Stephen and Emery. Julie has served as a Village Trustee since 2023.

Julie has served as a commissioner on the Brookfield Parks & Recreation Commission since 2020 and also serves as the President of the newly founded Brookfield Parks & Recreation Foundation. Julie is also highly involved with the Congress Park Elementary PTO, co-race directing a 5k and 1-mile Fun Run that raises funds for District 102's six schools. Previously, she served as the PTO Treasurer, chair for various events, and on the District 102 Delegate Assembly over her 7 years in the district. 

Julie has worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General for the past 13 years, conducting program audits and evaluations surrounding air quality and other national environmental issues.

She received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Environmental Policy and Behavior at the University of Michigan and a Masters Degree in International Relations and law degree from Syracuse University.