ICBA 2019 Speaker: Kelsey Harmon Finn

Chief Executive Officer
NACAS

Kelsey’s vision is to bring business and student development-minded individuals together, believing the out-of-classroom experience is where skills for life are fostered and the student experience thrives. She has committed her career to creating team cultures that have a positive impact on their environment. With a focus on creating highly involved and functional staff teams that provide exceptional services, programs and facilities that foster student success and contribute to the financial health of the institution, she is viewed as an expert in moving the auxiliary services industry forward.

Prior to joining NACAS, Kelsey’s accomplished work history includes over 15 years of progressive experience in higher education. Her time in higher education has been focused on auxiliary services and student services. Kelsey held positions at the University of California Berkeley as the executive director of the ASUC Student Union, University of Nevada Las Vegas as the director of the student union & event services, Illinois State University as a conference & event coordinator and College of DuPage as the tech prep & gender equity coordinator.

Originally from Illinois, Kelsey holds her Bachelor of Science in Parks and Recreation and Master of Science in Education from Illinois State University in Normal IL. Kelsey and her husband Brian reside in Crozet, Virginia where she enjoys training and competing in triathlons.