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Kelsey Ellis

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Kelsey Ellis is the ZAP Impact Manager and leads the ZAP Impact Collaborative, as well as creating in-person and virtual workshops. 

Her over 20-year career began in arts education while she worked to earn a BA in Art History and later MPA from the University of Utah. From there she began working in the arts and culture nonprofit / government world with a position at the Salt Lake City Arts Council and while there expanded her professional experiences through various responsibilities including program development, process mapping, budget management, grants management, and nonprofit and public administration.

Kelsey is passionate about supporting and cultivating our arts and culture communities as she understands the powerful impact it has on our lives. She is dedicated to strengthening the work of our local nonprofit organizations to ensure they continue to thrive and flourish.

Kelsey enjoys traveling, puzzling, reading, and most of all spending time with her fun family which includes her husband and two amazing girls.