Use this address with all mail corespondence to Central Office. Bureau of State Parks
PO Box 8551
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8551 David Kemmerer
Director Bureau of State Parks
717-787-6640
John Hallas
Assistant Director
717-787-6640 Responsible for the operation, maintenance, planning, development and management of the Pennsylvania state park system, especially park infrastructure, budget, salaried staff, and field and regional management staff. Lori Nygard
Assistant Director
717-787-6640 Responsible for the planning, development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of statewide operational and support programs within the central office of state parks. Provides policy and program direction for statewide marketing, public relations and strategic business plans. David Sariano
Director of Marketing
717-787-6640 Provides policy and program leadership and direction in the design, development, and implementation of statewide marketing, public relations and strategic business plans for the Bureau of State Parks. Beth Grove
Chief, Reservations and Revenue Section
717-772-0234 Reservation system, attendance, refunds and revenue.
Park Operations and Maintenance Division Ryan Dysinger
Division Chief
717-783-3307 Develops and implements rules, regulations, policies, procedures and standards to govern the operation of state parks. Manages visitor safety program, recreational operations, concessions, lease programs, reservation system, rules, regulations, and uniforms. Vacant
Chief, Operations and Training Section
717-783-3307 Rules, regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines and standards governing state parks, recreation programs, visitor services programs, search and rescue program, training, uniforms. Rex Lord
Chief, Program Services and Preventative Maintenance Section
717-783-3307 Concession program, lease agreements within parks, radio program, right-to-know, safety programs, real estate agreements, rights-of-way, picnic tables, signs, and volunteer program.
Outdoor Programming Services Division Terri Kromel
Division Chief
717-783-4356 Directs the environmental education, interpretive and information program. Vacant
Chief, Environmental Education and Interpretive Section
717-783-4356 Environmental education and interpretive program, educational publications and exhibits, visitor center development, interpretive planning, environmental education and interpretive workshops, bluebird trails program, teacher in-services, Watershed Education, Youth Environmental Learning Series. Burt Ellsworth
Chief, Mulitmedia and Graphics Section
717-772-0239 Exhibit and publication final production, photography, audio-visual programs and equipment, amphitheaters, taxidermy. Chris Kemmerer
Chief, Outdoor Recreation Programming Section
717-425-5330 Get Outdoors PA program, GO Teach, First Time Camper program, DCNR Adventure Camp, coordinates and directs state park participation in national events such as: National Get Outdoors Day, Great American Backyard Campout and Winter Trails Day. Amy Hill
Chief, Environmental Information Section
717-772-0239 Recreational publications, media relations, promotion, interpretive planning, wayside exhibits planning, information distribution and Web site.
Resources Management and Planning Division Bob Barth
Division Chief
717-787-6674 Responsible for the long term stewardship of the parks’ natural resources by developing and implementing park management plans and policies. Provides comprehensive planning. Matt Azeles
Chief, Resources Management Section
717-772-0244 Natural resource management (wildlife populations, aquatic and terrestrial weed management, oil, gas and mineral leases, species collection permits, and wetland compliance), park resource management plans, natural areas program, lake management. Jeff Johns
Chief, Park Planning Section
717-787-6674 Comprehensive park master plans, detailed project scopes for capital projects, land acquisition, user surveys and reports, Rails to Trails program, feasibility studies, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, trail coordinator.
Use these contacts for questions on state parks in a specific geographic region of Pennsylvania. State Park Region 1 (North)
Alan Lichtenwalner
260 Sizerville Road
Emporium, PA 15834-9799
814-486-3365 State Park Region 2 (West)
Jeff Anna, Regional Park Manager
Regional Park Office #2
195 Park Road
Prospect, PA 16052-2013
724-865-2131 State Park Region 3 (South)
Mary Lorah, Regional Park Manager
435 State Park Road
Schellsburg, PA 15559-7308
814-733-2202 State Park Region 4 (East)
Kevin Fazzini, Regional Park Manager
2808 Three Mile Run Road
Perkasie, PA 18944-2065
215-453-5000
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