City of Madison: Meet 2026 Women in Construction Week profile: Shelley Johnson

“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.”

While Coach Jimmy Dugan in the movie “A Leage of Their Own,” had a point, Parks Division Leadworker Shelley Johnson may also add, the “hard” is also rewarding.

“Our job ranges mainly because of different seasons…,” Johnson said. “So we’re taking barrels out, putting picnic tables out, putting in trees, taking down hockey boards, taking down ice rinks, getting restrooms ready for the public to use. We are checking basketball nets, tennis nets, volleyball nets, everything we need to do to get the parks ready to go.”…

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