Paul Mulligan, Chairman
Paul Mulligan has been a resident of Yorkville for three decades and has always loved Yorkville’s diverse artistic community and live music. After serving an apprenticeship in Aurora and working at Fermilab for fourteen years as a toolmaker, he used his entrepreneurial skills to start PM MFG. Services Inc., a tooling company, then later, FiberFin, which consumes most of his time now. In his spare time, he has enjoyed being an instructor at Waubonsee Community College, volunteering in the Yorkville Robotic Club, and helping with the judging of their high school projects. Paul’s real love is live music. This passion is what has gotten him to start PLAY and hopefully fulfill his dream of a band shell in Yorkville.
John Tiffany
John is a 35+ year Kendall County resident and advocate for live music events and the arts. He is a business development professional for telecommunications infrastructure and security systems solutions. John’s volunteer contributions to the Kendall community include development of the Eagle Ridge disc golf course in Oswego and volunteer coordinator for the Summer Solstice Indie Music Festival held on the Yorkville riverfront.
Sara Meadowcroft
Sara Meadowcroft has been a Kendall county resident for over 21 years. In that time she has raised three sons through the Yorkville School district. She and her partner have owned and operated a successful restaurant, Open Range, for the past 12 years. She has the soul of an artist, creative in everything she has a hand in, whether that is parenting, raising a pig, taking photos, thinking, writing, or running a business. She also has a passion for gardening, and successfully completed the Master Gardener program through the University of Illinois Kendall County Extension Office. She has a love for live music and enjoys sharing it with others. She is passionate, caring, responsible, enthusiastic, and will be a great supporter of bringing art into the community.
Randy Harker
Randy Harker has been a resident of Yorkville since birth, graduated from Yorkville High School, and raised his family here. A stint in the Marine Corps took him to the East and West Coasts, and even as far as Okinawa, Japan. He was appointed and served as Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board for the City of Yorkville from 2012-2018. Randy is a local business owner of Innovative Underground, LLC, a sewer service company specializing in trenchless pipe replacement and manhole rehabilitation. He has been a season ticket holder at the Paramount Theatre for many years, has a son who was active in theatre and music at YHS, and Randy is now a valued member of the PLAY Board of Directors.
Jen Gomoll
Jen Gomoll has been a resident of Yorkville for the past 10 years. She owns a home decor shop (Olde Farm Creek) on the south west side of town. Her passions include her family and her shop and building a better community. She’s excited to bring her eye for design and people connection to PLAY. She’s looking forward to cultivating the bond that the band shell will bring to our community.
Sarah Bernau, Manager of Operations
Sarah Bernau has been a resident of Yorkville for more than 10 years. She’s a technical writer for Oracle Systems, which feeds her love of writing and organizing. She’s served the Yorkville community as PTO President for Circle Center Grade School, helping to obtain new playground equipment, and Yorkville Intermediate School, where she helped get a rock climbing wall for the gym. Sarah loves music, art, writing, cooking, gardening, and DANCING. She’s thrilled to lend her skills to PLAY, to support and encourage local artists, while also making Yorkville more beautiful and inviting.