Kelsey Johnson joined McKnight in June 2020 and is currently the Program and Grants Associate for Midwest Climate & Energy with the Grants & Program Operations department. In this role, Kelsey supports all aspects of the grantmaking process for Midwest Climate & Energy grantee partners. During her tenure, Kelsey has loved working with such a broad range of sectoral and international consultants, and has enjoyed making processes simpler and more accessible for our partners.
Kelsey tau mob siab rau nws txoj hauj lwm los txhawb txoj kev xav sib txawv hauv kev sib ntaus sib tua rau kev ncaj ncees thiab ib puag ncig. Ua ntej nws lub sijhawm ntawm McKnight, Kelsey tau ua haujlwm hloov lub siab xav txog cov khoom noj los ntawm nws lub luag haujlwm pabcuam cov xwm txheej rau Iowa tshooj ntawm Kev Yuav Tshiab, Yuav Hauv Zos thiab tsim cov phiaj xwm hauv web rau Poj Niam, Khoom Noj, thiab Kev Ua Liaj Ua Teb Network. Kev hlub ntawm kev sau ntawv thiab kev tshawb nrhiav kev xav sib txawv coj Kelsey mus nyob thiab ua haujlwm thoob ntiaj teb, qhia kev txhawb nqa kev sau ntawv ntawm Fulbright Institute hauv Quito, Ecuador, thiab kawm tiav qib siab hauv kev sib piv cov ntaub ntawv ntawm Trinity College Dublin.
Keeb kwm los ntawm Chicago, Kelsey tau tsiv mus rau Twin Cities hauv 2020 thiab cog lus tias yuav ua rau Minnesota nws lub tsev. Nws yeej ib txwm qhib rau kev paub sab hauv txog kev ua haujlwm pub dawb, tsev noj mov tshwj xeeb, thiab cov tsheb kauj vab zais. Kelsey tseem tab tom nrhiav kev kawm tiav qib siab ntawm kev tshawb fawb hauv kev tswj xyuas kom ruaj khov ntawm University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.