Photo courtesy of city of Vestavia Hills
Jamie Lee, Vestavia Hills Parks and Leisure Services director
Jamie Lee is the director of the Vestavia Hills Parks and Leisure Services Department.
Q: What all do you do in a nutshell?
A: I’m the director of not only all of our passive parks and our athletic venues that we have recreation in, but also I help manage and direct this Civic Center building here with event space, with rental space, private parties, that kind of stuff … and the recreational side of not just youth athletics, but also we have some adult recreational sports that we manage and work with.
Q: What do you like best about your job?
A: I like the fact that when I come to work, I might have a plan, but I don’t always get to that plan because maybe something came up during the night, or maybe something might come across the table first thing in the morning. There’s just sort of a new challenge every day. I like that I get to meet a cross-reference of a lot of people that are residents of Vestavia Hills, from children that we see to senior adults.
Q: What do you like to do in your spare time?
A: When I get spare time, I like to play golf, and I enjoy spending time with my wife and daughter. I’ve got a 26-year-old daughter that lives in town.
Q: Favorite place to play golf?
A: I guess in this area it would be Robert Trent Jones at Oxmoor Valley.
Q: If you weren’t doing this job, what would be fun to do?
A: I coached boys basketball for 22 years, and then I was with the Alabama High School Athletic Association for five in an administrative role. If I were not doing this, I would be helping someone in a coaching role.
