Long Creek Township

2610 Salem School Road, , Decatur, Illinois 62521
217.864.4182 | 217.864.5656 | 217.864.2977

Officials

Kevin Greenfield - Supervisor 

Kevin is a 7th Generation Lifelong resident of Long Creek Township.  Graduate of Mt. Zion High School.  Former owner of Sebens Concrete Products in Long Creek.  Former Long Creek Village President and current County Board Member and County Board Chairman. Married, wife Judy.  Supervisor since 2005.

Bryan E. Smith - Town Clerk

Bryan is a 6th Generation resident of Long Creek Township.  He is a graduate of Eisenhower High School and Millikin University.  He retired in 2021 as the Executive Director/CEO of the Township Officials of Illinois after 35 years.  Bryan served as Town Clerk from 1985-1992 and then as Township Supervisor from 1992-1996.  He also served on the Macon County Board from 2002-2020.  Besides serving as Town Clerk Bryan is also a member of the Macon County Board of Review and a Member and current President of the Macon County Mental Health Board.  Bryan also does Consulting for Local Governments and Substitute Teaching at the High School level.  Bryan has two daughters, Kayleigh and Kelcie.  Bryan has served as Town Clerk again since 2019.    

Melvin Fortner - Trustee 

Melvin is the owner/president of Decatur Machine & Tool Co, Inc where he has worked for 39+ years.  He graduated from Mt Zion High School and is married to his wife of over 39 years, Tami.  He has two married sons, Bryce & Tyler, and 5 grandchildren.  Melvin has been a Long Creek Township Trustee since 2021.

Mike Reynolds - Trustee

  Mike has been a resident of Long Creek Township for 45 years.  He is a retired heavy equipment operator.  He has been married to his wife Vickie for 48 years and has 3 children and 2 grandchildren.    Mike also serves as President of the Township Trustees Association for the State of Illinois, and is on the Board of Directors of the Township Officials of Illinois.  Mike has been a Long Creek Township Trustee since 2010.

Karen Kelly - Trustee 

Karen moved to Long Creek Township in 1967 and she is a graduate of Lakeview High School.  She has two married sons, Kevin and Kyle who both live in the township.  She also has 5 grandchildren.  Karen is retired after working at Imboden Creek Gardens Assisted Living in Decatur.  Karen enjoys serving the residents of Long Creek Township as a Trustee.  Karen has been trustee since 2016.

April Kostenski - Trustee

  Born and raised in Decatur, April resides in Long Creek.  She is married to David, an Engineer at Norfolk Southern Railroad.  They have two children, Dawson and Olivia.  April graduated from Eisenhower High School and went on to receive a bachelor's degree in Business and Information Technology from the University of Illinois at Springfield.  She is employed at Burdick Plumbing.   April began serving as Trustee in 2020.

 


Joe Jackson - Highway Commissioner 

Joe lives in Long Creek with his wife Crystal and 3 sons.  He looks forward to working with Township residents to maintain the roads in the Township.

Wayne Dotson - Water Superintendent