Jenn Ward

Jenn Ward, M.S. serves as Evaluation Manager at the National Recreation and Park Association since March 2022 and has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Rochester - Warner School of Education since May 2020, teaching Program Evaluation. With extensive experience as a Program Evaluation Consultant at Rooted Evaluation since January 2019, Jenn specializes in evaluating programs related to recreation, nature, gardening, animal therapy, and outdoor programming. Prior roles include Program Manager at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where responsibilities involved managing programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, data management, training, and community collaboration. Earlier positions include Research Coordinator for an Autism Speaks study and Interventionist for a randomized control trial focused on autism interventions. Jenn holds a Ph.D. in Human Development and a Master's degree in Program Evaluation from the University of Rochester.