Kit Ketchmark is a lifelong resident of Brookfield, residing in the Hollywood area for the past 36 years with his wife Kathy and two sons, raising two sons, Cameron and Trent. Kit served as Village Trustee for 10 years prior to being elected as Village in 2013 and 2017. In 2021, Kit was elected again to serve as Village Trustee, a term he is currently serving.

In addition to Village President and Trustee, Kit has served the Village of Brookfield as Finance Chairman, 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 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, 37-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.