Kevin Roth serves as vice president of research, evaluation and technology, the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA). He leads the research team in its mission to create valuable data and metrics that enhance park and recreation agency performance and make the case for increased and more stable agency funding. He also oversees the team delivering IT and web services to the association. Kevin has served in research and leadership functions in the nonprofit association space for moe than two decades, including overseeing both research and IT at the Association for Financial Professionals for 13 years and conducting survey research at the National Association of Realtors for four years. He has a BA in Economics from St. Mary's College of Maryland and a Ph.D. in Economics from George Washington University.