SERVICE

Board of Trustees, Naropa University (2013-present; Chair 2021-2023)

Located in Boulder, Colorado, Naropa University is a private, nonprofit, liberal arts university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, education, environmental studies, peace studies, psychology and religious studies. Buddhist-inspired and nonsectarian, Naropa University is rooted in contemplative education, a teaching and learning approach that integrates Eastern wisdom studies and the arts with traditional Western scholarship. Naropa is the birthplace of the modern mindfulness movement.

Tyler earned his Master of Divinity at Naropa in 2011, has been a Trustee since 2013, and from 2021-2023 served as Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Board of Directors, Mindful Philanthropy (2020-present)

Mindful Philanthropy supports foundations and individual donors seeking bold advancements in the fields of mental health, addiction, and community well-being. We help identify and assess high-impact initiatives and connect investors to knowledge and networks.

Member, Child Well Being Forum: National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (2019-present)

The Forum for Children Well-Being at the National Academy of Sciences informs a forward-looking agenda for building a stronger research and practice base around the development and implementation of programs, practices, and policies to promote all children’s cognitive, affective, and behavioral health, including those with disabilities. Tyler is an active leader with NASEM on multiple initiatives.

Board Member, Freedom Community Clinic (2021-2023)

Based in Oakland, CA, Freedom Community Clinic (FCC) uplifts the wisdom of Ancestral Medicine with the strengths of Western medicine to provide revolutionary, community-centered Whole-Person Healing to the people. In all its offerings, FCC prioritizes healing for Black, Brown, Native, and immigrant communities.

Advisor, CityHealth (2018-2021)

CityHealth, an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, advances a package of evidence-based policy solutions that will help millions of people live longer, better lives in vibrant, prosperous communities. CityHealth regularly evaluates cities on the number and strength of their policies.

Member, Enterprise Community Partners, Health Advisory Council (2017-2021)

Health Council members help Enterprise Community Partners develop strategy at the intersection of health and housing. Enterprise brings together nationwide know-how, partners, policy leadership and investment to multiply the impact of local affordable housing development. In the past 35 years, Enterprise has created nearly 585,000 homes, invested $43.6 billion, and touched millions of lives.

Member, Leadership Council, California Mental Health Services Authority (2017-2019)

Tyler was invited to serve with CalMHSA in late 2017. CalMHSA pioneers cutting edge research, providing counties an independent administrative and fiscal intergovernmental structure. The Authority helps fund, develop, and implement mental health services and educational programs at the state, regional, and local levels. A central component of CalMHSA‘s vision is to continually promote systems and services arising from a commitment to community mental health, and to the values of the California Mental Health Services Act.

Fellow, Estes Park Institute (1990s-2010s)

Starting in the mid-1990's, Tyler served three cycles as a faculty member and Fellow of this prestigious institute. EPI conducts educational conferences and provides opportunities for year-round learning for health care leaders.

Fellow, Public Health Institute (2009-2012)

In 2009, Tyler was named a Senior Fellow of The Public Health Institute. PHI is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world.

Head Coach, YMCA of the USA (2004-2011)

Tyler served as the first "Head Coach" of the Y’s award-winning Pioneering Healthier Communities initiative and Activate America. These initiatives focused on physical activity, nutrition and civic leadership objectives. Together, the nation's 2,500+ YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America, working to meet the health and human service needs of over 20 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities in the United States.

National Advisory Council Chair, Active Living By Design of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2001 - 2006)

From 2001- 2006, Tyler served as Chair of the National Advisory Council of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Active Living by Design initiative. He subsequently served for nearly a decade as a board member of ALbD. His work with ALbD led to his role as the first director of what would become the Convergence Partnership, initially conceived of by Kate Kraft, and seed-funded by RWJF.

Founding Co-Chair, W.K. Kellogg Foundation's National Leadership Alliance (2001-2007)

After being selected as a WK Kellogg Foundation “National Fellow” in his early 30’s, Tyler was later asked by the Foundation to become the first co-chair of the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance. The WK Kellogg Foundation's mission is to "help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations."

Director of Civic Assistance, National Civic League (1990-1995)

Tyler served for five years as NCL’s director of Civic Assistance, where he helped initiate the healthy cities/communities movement in the US, and led community-based planning work in diverse locales across the country. Tyler built on an initial grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, and a 30-site initiative in CO, to grow the widespread US communities movement that thrives to this day. The mission of the National Civic League is to advance civic engagement to create equitable, thriving communities. NCL achieves this by inspiring, supporting and recognizing inclusive approaches to community decision-making. Founded in 1894 by a group of civic leaders that included Theodore Roosevelt and Louis Brandeis, the National Civic League is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Today, more than ever, the work of the National Civic League is critical to helping create vibrant and healthy communities and a strong democracy.