About Roel Feeney (Founder & Author)

Roel Feeney

About Roel Feeney

Roel Feeney is the founder and lead chronology specialist behind AgeFinder.org — a trusted platform helping millions of users accurately calculate ages, date differences, birthdays, and time-based milestones. He holds the Certified Genealogist (CG™) designation from the Board for Certification of Genealogists and the Accredited Genealogist (AG®) credential from ICAPGen, and earned his Master of Science in Population Studies from Penn State University.

Before founding AgeFinder.org, Roel spent over a decade in government research — first as a Demographic Research Analyst at the U.S. Census Bureau, then as Lead Analyst in the Vital Statistics Age Verification Division at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS/CDC), where he developed age-reconstruction models used in national vital statistics programs.

“Every person deserves a fast, accurate, and trustworthy answer to one of the most fundamental questions in life — how old am I, exactly? That’s what AgeFinder.org is built to deliver.”

— Roel Feeney, CG™, AG®, Founder

Roel has been published in the Journal of the American Statistical AssociationFamily Tree Magazine, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and has contributed to CDC policy white papers on age-verification standards. He is a regular speaker at national genealogy conferences including RootsTech and the NGS Annual Conference.

Contact Roel

Phone

+1 740 547 0282

Address

+1 740 547 0282

Hours

Mon–Fri, 9 am–5 pm CT

🏛️ Memberships

Board for Certification of Genealogists
Association of Professional Genealogists
Population Association of America
National Genealogical Society
American Statistical Association
ICAPGen — AG® Credential Holder

Credentials & Qualifications

Certified Genealogist — CG™

Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) · Active since 2015

Accredited Genealogist — AG®

ICAPGen — Intl. Commission for Accreditation of Professional Genealogists · Active since 2017

Certified Demographic Analyst — CDA™

Population Association of America (PAA) · Active since 2018

M.Sc. in Population Studies (MSPS)

Penn State University · Graduated 2013, with distinction

B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics

University of Texas at Austin · Graduated 2011, summa cum laude

Certificate in Genealogical Research Methods

National Genealogical Society (NGS) · 2016, renewed 2021

Certificate in Chronological & Calendar Studies

American Genealogical Studies (AGS) · 2019

Professional Data Science Certification

Johns Hopkins University (via Coursera) · 2020

🏛️ Professional Experience

Founder & Lead Chronology Specialist
AgeFinder.org — Wilmer, TX
2021 – Present
Lead Analyst — Vital Statistics Age Verification Division
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS / CDC) — Hyattsville, MD
2017 – 2021
Demographic Research Analyst — Age Cohort Modeling
U.S. Census Bureau — Suitland, MD
2013 – 2017
Junior Research Associate — Population Chronology Lab
Penn State Population Research Institute — State College, PA
2011 – 2013