As Director of Youth Leadership Development, Kelsey is responsible for the planning and coordination of the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute (GYI) as well as expanding strategic partnerships with schools, non-profits, and key stakeholders at the state, national and international level to inspire the next generation of young leaders to end hunger and poverty.In addition to her role with GYI, Kelsey directs the Iowa Youth Institute which annually attracts over 500 Iowa high school students and teachers to a day-long program at Iowa State University where students engage with leading experts on key issues affecting our global food system.Kelsey also has extensive experience working with high school youth in career-based mentoring programs, with an emphasis in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM). She served for 2 years as a representative on the Iowa Mentoring Partnership Advisory Council and has also been involved with local and statewide initiatives to combat human trafficking in Iowa.Kelsey graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2011 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Youth Services Administration. She completed her Master’s in Public Administration in 2014, with an emphasis in Non-Profit Leadership from Drake University.