Kelsi Eccles

Urban Conservation Communications manager, Parks with Purpose

Kelsi joined The Conservation Fund in 2018 and primarily focuses on building capacity for community groups and expanding greenspace through equitable park development under the Parks with Purpose program. She works with organizational and community partners to expand awareness and channel resources into greenspaces that deliver environmental, economic and social benefits in vulnerable communities.

Before joining The Fund, she worked with EarthShare of Georgia, a statewide non-profit, that supports environmental organizations through workplace giving campaigns. In this role, she was the primary spokesperson for over 100 environmental non-profits and instrumental in coordinating the organization’s annual fundraising and volunteer events.

Kelsi holds an MBA with a Marketing Emphasis from Mercer University and BA in Journalism with a minor in Environmental Law from the University of Georgia. She is an Atlanta native and has spent time studying abroad in Australia and Rwanda.

Contact: keccles@conservationfund.org   Phone: (404) 221-0405   Office: Georgia