Pike native Ron Schmalzle to bring 'unique perspective' to Wayne Memorial Board

HONESDALE — Ron Schmalzle, a businessman from Pike County, is the newest member of the Wayne Memorial Hospital & Health System Board of Trustees.
Schmalzle is president and co-owner/general manager of the Recreation Management Group, which owns or operates three popular visitor venues: Ski Big Bear in Lackawaxen, Costa’s Family Fun Park in Hawley, and Masthope Mountain Community, a second-home private residential community.
Wayne Memorial has offered outpatient services in Pike County for more than 30 years.
“As a native of Pike County with a lifelong career of leadership in commercial recreation in our region, I look forward to having both insight and input on healthcare services for my family, my community and the many people who visit here to enjoy all that the northern Poconos offer," Schmalzle said.
Since 1993, Schmalzle has also been the executive director and, most recently, a retainer-based consultant for several children’s camps, including Pine Forest Camp, Lake Owego Camp, and Camp Timber Tops, all in Greeley. He's a graduate of Wallenpaupack High School and Marywood University and has also taken advanced courses in management, marketing, technology and commercial insurance.
Schmalzle also has many years of experience in community activities, including past chapter president of the PIAA Soccer League, chairman of the Pike County Hotel Tax Board and Pike Marcellus Shale Task Force Economic Committee. He has also been heavily involved in many political campaigns for Pike County and state level officials.
He and his wife, Mary, a second-grade teacher in the Wallenpaupack School District, have four grown children and live in Hawley.
“Ron is very much a part of the fabric of Pike County,” said Wayne Memorial Board Chair Dirk Mumford. "He will bring a unique perspective to our board. We look forward to working with him on initiatives beneficial not only to Pike County residents but to all the people served by Wayne Memorial.”