By LMHS Staff

Scott Reynolds is the business manager at Glen Foerd, a historic property in Northeast Philadelphia. He has over 30 years of professional experience in higher education and nonprofit organizations, including roles in administration and fundraising at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. Scott holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Transylvania University and a Master’s degree in Educational Policy and Leadership from Ohio State University. Scott is passionate about the arts and culture life of Philadelphia, particularly experimental theater and dance. He has served on the board of Pig Iron Theatre Company for nearly 15 years, including 12 years as president. He enjoys attending live music performances, including at venues such as Ardmore Music Hall in Lower Merion and throughout Philadelphia. He has assisted the Merion Friends Meeting Historic Preservation Campaign tasked with raising funds to support the preservation of the 1695 Meeting House and surrounding property. Scott and his family have been residents of Bala Cynwyd since 2007. Prior to moving to Lower Merion, he was a member of the Spruce Hill Community Association in West Philadelphia.

What is your favorite Lower Merion/Narberth memory? 
Fourth of July parade through Bala Cynwyd and down to the park for a day of games and rides with our kids and their friends. As a kid, I never experienced an event quite like the 4th of July activities in Bala Cynwyd Park.

How long have you lived in Lower Merion/Narberth? In which community?
We moved to Bala Cynwyd in 2007. We lived in West Philly for five years prior to moving to Lower Merion.

Why do you want to serve on the board of the Society?
I have been on the Merion Friends Meeting Historic Preservation Campaign Committee for the last couple of years. It was through learning about the history of the 1695 Meeting House that I became interested in more than the physical structure of a historic building but its place in the community. The Historical Society needs to be more than a repository for documents and artifacts related to Lower Merion. It must also be able to tell the story of our community. It was only through hearing the stories of the Indigenous people and Welsh settlers and actually seeing how the Meeting House was constructed (and later preserved) that I became interested in the history of the Lower Merion community.