Chelsea is a writer, educator, marketing professional, academic researcher, advocate, storyteller, and program development specialist. She builds curricula that synthesize research on issues of race, class, and gender to promote inclusivity and nurture empathetic communities. As Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Nebraska Supreme Court Office of Public Guardian, Chelsea developed e-learning programs that protected civil rights for persons with disabilities. Additionally, she launched multimodal outreach campaigns and improved research methods, online program evaluation, and organizational reporting. Chelsea’s professional experience in communications includes managing web development, social media, email, and print outreach marketing for private, public, and nonprofit entities. She simplifies data into accessible stories that resonate with stakeholders.

Chelsea holds a Doctorate in Philosophy with a specialization in Women’s and Gender Studies and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a minor in English Creative Writing from Marist College. At UNL Chelsea developed and taught Medical Ethics, Feminist Theory, and Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies courses. She has guest lectured on issues of implicit bias in business and presented research at renowned academic conferences and workshops. Chelsea’s passion for DEI developed over the course of her graduate career. Her experiences leading an interdisciplinary reading group and taking courses focused on illuminating and centering marginalized perspectives, along with her role on a social climate improvement team which sought to build a more inclusive environment for women and minorities in her graduate department all developed her understanding of systemic injustice. These experiences inspired Chelsea’s dissertation research identifying constructions of race as drivers of racism and inequity, as well as her work to build equitable and inclusive organizations with IDEA Consulting.