Katie Coffroad joined the National Recreation and Park Association in 2003 as a consultant in human resources and organizational development during a time of transition for the $11 million group. Coming from the private sector where she worked in mergers and acquisitions, she previously formed partnerships to set up banking kiosks in American grocery stores for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Partnerships were scrapped after the 9/11 attacks and Coffroad then ran her own consulting business. She had previously worked in HR for technology companies including Network Equipment Technologies and Synectics Corp. After 10 years in the corporate sector, NRPA hired her… Read More