Williams Park Improvements Ribbon Cutting, November 2023
Our Mission. To preserve, restore, and improve public parks within the City of York.
Our Vision. Collaborate to transform all York City parks into safe, healthy destinations inclusive for all people to enjoy for generations.
Our Core Values. Collaboration, health, inclusion.
A New Model. In 2007, the City of York and York County Community Foundation commissioned a review of parks conservancies across the country to learn how they are structured, sustained, and performing. The review determined the most successful conservancies had raised endowment funds to support physical improvements in the parks.
Our Plan. In 2017, York City Recreation Corporation was reorganized with a new board of directors and renamed York City Parks Conservancy.
The Campaign. In 2018, the Campaign to Transform our Parks was launched with Tony Campisi and Larry Miller as co-chairs and Bruce Arians as honorary chair. As of January 2023, approximately $2.5 million has been raised to preserve, restore, and improve public parks within the City of York
Board of Directors
Laura O’Grady, Chair - Vice President of Impact & Strategy, United Way of York County
Regina Mitchell, Vice Chair - Executive Director, York Housing Authority
Aaron Jacobs MBA, Treasurer - President, Scorecard Sales
Susan Byrnes, Secretary - Retired, Former York County President Commissioner
India Banks - Acting Director of Public Works, City of York
Betsy Buckingham - York City Council
James E. Gross - Retired, Director of Public Works, City of York
Kevin Kennedy, VP of Childcare Services, Children’s Aid Society
Tom Landis - Superintendent of Parks, Recreation, & Sanitation, City of York
Mike Pritchard - Assistant Director, York County Planning Commission
Jeff Shue - Director of Municipal Services, C.S. Davidson, Inc
Joe Stein - Civil Projects Director, Warehaus AE
Sandie Walker - Former York City Council President
York City Parks Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, EIN 23-3066098.
The most recent IRS Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, is available here.