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As Elevate’s President & Managing Director, Kelsey works closely with Elevate’s Founder and CEO to align business operations to the company’s short- and long-term strategy. She oversees Elevate’s Executive Team and Client Services Leadership Team. Together, these teams collaborate to ensure Elevate consistently provides high-quality services that meet the nonprofit sector’s needs for effective grant research, writing, strategy, and data analysis. Her favorite Elevate values are “We’re all in this Together” and “Getting Better at Everything, All the Time.”

Previously Elevate’s Vice President of Client Services, Kelsey brings an in-depth understanding of Elevate’s team model and our nonprofit clients’ needs. Under her leadership, Elevate’s team model has evolved to include an industry-leading approach to developing and assessing nonprofit grant strategy. She has led or contributed to robust improvements in client-facing deliverables as well as internal improvements around staff recruitment, onboarding, feedback, and career development to ensure Elevate attracts and retains exceptional grant and data professionals. She has also played a key role in identifying, developing, testing, and refining new services to better serve the nonprofit sector.

Kelsey first joined Elevate as a Grant Writer in August 2014. From that position, she grew along with Elevate, taking leadership roles on client teams and ultimately a member of Elevate’s Executive Team. Kelsey continues to leverage her experience fundraising in the arts, education, and social services fields to support clients and Elevate teams.

In 2025, Kelsey concluded six years of board service, including two years as board chair, at Jubilee JumpStart, an award-winning early childhood education center in Washington, DC.