ABOUT

Kelsey Cook is a community leader, health advocate, and founder of KC & Co., a firm focused on advancing preventative health and improving well-being across Indiana. She brings a background in strategic planning, public affairs, marketing, coalition building, and community engagement, with a passion for connecting people, ideas, and systems to create lasting impact.

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Most recently, Kelsey served as Fellowship and Marketing Director at the Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation, where she led statewide engagement efforts, reimagined the Fellowship experience and curriculum, executed more than 20 events annually, and supported more than 100 Fellows in developing initiatives across Indiana. In addition to overseeing marketing and communications, she helped shape the organization's people and culture strategy by strengthening leadership development, fostering community engagement, and creating systems that enhanced both the Fellow experience and organizational effectiveness. Previously, she worked at Hathaway Strategies, supporting healthcare-focused advocacy efforts, coalition-building initiatives, and managing the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series. During her undergraduate studies at IU Indianapolis, she interned with the Indiana House of Representatives, the National Association of City and County Health Officials, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Deeply committed to Indiana’s future, Kelsey serves on the State of Indiana Commission on Aging and is a member of the Indiana Dementia Strategic Plan Public Awareness Task Group. She remains actively engaged in statewide efforts to improve health, strengthen communities, and advance quality of life through strategic partnerships, civic leadership, and cross-sector collaboration. Her work focuses on bringing together leaders, organizations, and communities to create meaningful, sustainable change across Indiana.

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Outside of her work, Kelsey can often be found walking through downtown Indianapolis, visiting the Central Library and local coffee shops, and staying closely connected to the community she is working to serve.

 

Certified Nutrition Coach & Pilates Instructor

CliftonStrengths: Ideation, Command, Strategic, Arranger, Relator.

INTJ | High D/I (DISC) | Generator (Human Design)