About Us
The mission of the Friends of Tyler State Park, a chapter of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, is to support the park in preserving, promoting, and maintaining the educational, recreational, natural, and historical resources of the park while building an engaged community.
Friends of Tyler State Park are volunteers, donors and sponsors who LOVE Tyler State Park.
Our hard-working volunteers support the park by serving on the board, leading committees, clearing park trails, planting trees/natives and planning/promoting park events.
Get Involved – Visit our Volunteer page to learn how you can help.
The Friends of Tyler State Park relies on donations to support park projects, improvements and event.
Meet the Board of Friends of Tyler State Park
The Friends of Tyler State Park operates with a board of directors as a formal non-profit chapter of the PPFF – Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation. Reach out to the board members at [email protected].
| John O’Brien | Chair, Fundraising and Membership Committee Lead |
| Lin Antochy | Vice Chair |
| Pat Griswold | Treasurer |
| Maryann Gruda | Secretary |
| Al Gillen | Board Member, Community Service & Workday Committee Lead |
| Liz Griswold | Board Member, Marketing Committee Lead |
| Kathy Knight | Board Member |
| Brian Rounsavill | Board Member |
| Toby Tobin | Board Member, Playground-Creek Trail and Programs/Events Committee Lead |
| Tina Walters | Board Member |
| Larry Waldman | Board Member |
| Bonnie Tobin | Tyler State Park Environmental Education Specialist |
| Phillip Schmidt | Tyler State Park Manager |
The Friends of Tyler State Park are a chapter of the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation (https://paparksandforests.org) aka PPFF.
The PPFF is a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Contributions to PPFF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The official registration of the PPFF may be obtained from the Pa Department of State by calling toll-free within PA 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.