Timothy Bartlett began his service at the Urbana Park District in 1992 and became Executive Director in May 2014, serving until his retirement in 2025. He is a Registered Landscape Architect with the State of Illinois. Other memberships include American Society of Landscape Architects; International Society of Arboriculture; American Planning Association; National Recreation and Park Association; and Illinois Park and Recreation Association. He also serves on local foundations including the Urbana Parks Foundation and Champaign County Design & Conservation Foundation. Further, he serves as a Visiting Lecturer for Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.