Tom Norquist

Tom Norquist is a member of PlayCore's Strategic Services team and leads a culture of innovation and business development activities while additionally guiding GameTime's custom play division. He works closely with more than 50 team members to lead successful product and program innovation. Tom has 35 years experience in the commercial play and recreation industry and 25 years with PlayCore.

• Earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance/Law and Marketing from Portland State University

• Founding board member in 1995 and past president of IPEMA

• Creator of the IPEMA Voice of Play Initiative

• Active Member of the (Access Board) Recreation Access Advisory Committee

• Founding Steering Committee Member on the U.S. Coalition for Play

• Active American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) representative

• 2002-2004 Advisory Board for the National Program for Playground Safety

• Served over 15 years on the Board for the International Playground Contractor’s Association (NPCAI)

• Led Dr. Stuart Brown’s National Institute for Play (NIFP) Board

• Recipient of the Joe L. Frost Play Research Collection National Play Advocate Award

• Recipient of Auburn University’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design Distinguished Service Award 

• Patent Holder for Dozens of Innovative Play Products, Including Expression Swing™