
CONSULTING
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
- Benjamin Franklin
Kelsey actively engages in consulting work in the areas of curriculum design, community-engaged research, data collection and analysis, knowledge mobilization and knowledge translation, tourism and economic development, including rural community-based tourism and trail tourism product development, and community / stakeholder engagement , as well as in high performance sport, and sport / event hosting.
In addition to being an academic, involved in research, teaching, and service, Kelsey undertakes consulting contracts. Her consulting work is outlined below.
Kelsey's Consulting Journey
A pragmatic researcher and consultant, Kelsey's consulting journey began while working in rural community recreation and tourism development for the Corporation of the Town of Marathon, as a result of working with local non-profit recreation service providers and small and medium tourism enterprises to grow the recreation
and tourism offerings in the region.
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Since then, Kelsey has consulted on tourism development projects, including trail tourism product development and marketing and festivals and events hosting, She also supports community-engaged and non-profit organization's research needs through customized research support, including: research design, data collection, and analysis services.
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Kelsey's consulting work in recreation tourism development is augmented by
her grant writing and proposal development work which has supported several client's successful bids for tourism development funding.
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Recently, Kelsey's consulting work has also branched into areas of curriculum design for both universities and the public sector, including micro-credential design, design and delivery of professional development training modules for the recreation and leisure sector, and short course development for non-profit organizations.
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Kelsey has also consulted on high performance sport program development and individualized athlete development.
Consultancy Projects
Past and Present Consultancy Clients

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