Kelsey is the President and Co-Founder of KADO Executive Operations, where she helps mission-driven organizations scale through fractional finance and operations leadership. With a background in both government and the private sector, she brings a pragmatic approach to strategy, operations, and financial management. Kelsey previously served as Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Small Business Administration, where she led agency-wide initiatives to improve budget execution, risk management, and operational effectiveness. Prior to SBA, she held leadership roles at several professional services firms, supporting cross-functional teams on technology modernization efforts.

Kelsey holds an MBA and a Masters in Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University, and Bachelors degrees in Business Management and French from Virginia Tech. She currently serves as President-Elect of her local Association of Government Accountants chapter. As a former yoga teacher and busy toddler mom, Kelsey brings clarity to complexity and is always seeking the calm amidst the noise.