Our team

Kelly is a senior fundraising, partnerships and communications leader with over 20 years’ experience securing mission-aligned funding, building cross-sector partnerships and leading strategic communications for international organisations. Kelly joined RFUK to help drive collaborative change to support human and Indigenous rights as a way to protect the world’s vital rainforests. Prior to RFUK, Kelly held positions in both the US and UK, most recently serving as Deputy Director at UNC Center for Galapagos Studies. She also spent many years at University of Oxford, Saïd Business School and Oxford Sport during the 2012 London Olympics. Kelly earned her BA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law. She is excited to be doing meaningful work with global impact and to ultimately help protect both human and environmental rights.