Mission Statement
The Kennett Area Park Authority is guided by the following principles:
- Preservation of an open, natural, and largely passive environment that lends itself to both tranquil and rigorous pursuits, with free access to the general public;
- Promotion of recreational interaction among the community’s diverse ethnic, social, age, and economic groups by providing a safe outdoor venue that offers facilities compatible with a multitude of social, cultural, spiritual, and sporting endeavors;
- Collaboration with other established community educational, cultural, civic, and recreational organizations and institutions to further the principles of this mission statement;
- Establishment of an endowment that will ensure the financial stability of the park for generations to come.
Supporters
Major Sources of Funding for the Anson B. Nixon Park have been provided by:
- The Board of Supervisors of Kennett Township
- The Borough Council of the Borough of Kennett Square
- Chester County Commissioners
- Chester County Community Foundation
- E. Kneale Dockstader Foundation
- Exelon Generation
- Kennett Square Mushroom Festival
- Longwood Rotary Club
Valued Partner Organizations
- Kennett Township
- Borough of Kennett Square
- Chester County Astronomical Society
- Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau
- The Garage Community Youth Center
- The Hadley Fund
- Historic Kennett Square
- Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board
- Kennett Area YMCA
- Kennett Run Charities
- La Comunidad Hispana
- Brandywine Red Clay
- West Chester Area Disc Golf
Master Plan

Leadership
Board Members
Kennett Borough
- Richard Lyon – Chair
- Mark McGreevy
- David Schurr
- Nancy Ayllon-Ramirez
- Maria Dziembowska
- Gregory Deveney
Kennett Township
- John Gaadt – Vice-Chair
- Mark Rybarczyk – Treasurer
- Elizabeth Curtis Swain
- Matt Taylor
- Eric Gaver
Secretary to the Board
- Heidi Hauptschein
Employees
- Sheila Tekavec – Office Manager
- Mark (Jake) Riggins – Park Manager / Groundskeeper
- Eric Petrucci – Mechanic