Our Staff

Tony Sorrentino joined the Fairmount Park Conservancy team in October 2025, where he serves as the chief executive overseeing all aspects of the organization’s strategic leadership, organizational management, resource development, external relations, finances, and Board relations in service to its mission to bring parks to life.

A lifelong Philadelphian with deep roots in civic engagement, urban planning, and strategic communications, Tony brings more than 25 years of experience advancing transformative initiatives across Philadelphia’s cultural, academic, and nonprofit sectors. During a distinguished career at the University of Pennsylvania, where he most recently served as Associate Vice President in the Office of the Executive Vice President, Tony led multidisciplinary teams in developing and executing strategic plans, communications campaigns, and community partnerships that strengthened Penn’s role as a national model for institutional impact.

Tony’s career has spanned leadership roles at the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, and numerous nonprofit boards and committees, including Visit Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

Tony holds a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design and a Bachelor of Arts from La Salle University. He resides in Chestnut Hill with his family and has long been active in Philadelphia’s civic life.