Kevin Roche

Kevin Roche joined the Fairmount Park Conservancy team in June 2012. In his role as Chief of Staff, Kevin is responsible for ensuring mission, project, and program alignment across the organization, deepening and broadening the organization’s public sector and community stakeholder relationships in support of its key geographies and city-wide initiatives, and fostering proactive communication and collaboration with partners, supporters, and volunteers. His role is responsible for ensuring that strategy, governance, community trust, and day-to-day operations move in concert at the Conservancy.

Prior to beginning as Chief of Staff in January 2024, Kevin previously served in an institutional funding role at the Conservancy for more than a decade, managing foundation and government grants, donor communications, and a wide range of writing and development functions in support of the organization’s mission and work. Previously, he spent four years working for the Philadelphia Mural Arts Philadelphia in similar fundraising and communication roles. Originally from the Hudson Valley in New York, he relocated to Philadelphia in 2006 after completing a BA in Literature and Philosophy from the State University of New York at Purchase. He is an avid reader, soccer player, runner, and a long-time musician. The Trolley Trail is his favorite place to be in Philadelphia’s parks.

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