Meet the team

Chelsea graduated from UFV in 2018 with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Development Studies, including minors in sociology and Latin American studies. In 2022, she graduated from the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Sussex with her Master’s degree in Development Studies, where her thesis research focused on the role of sport in women’s empowerment in Afghanistan. She has worked as a consultant at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Laos focusing on alternative development.

Her diverse international experiences have brought her to Uganda, Australia, Turkey, and Afghanistan, among other countries. In 2020, she fulfilled a dream when she taught ice skating in Afghanistan to young women. In addition to her CHASI work, Chelsea loves teaching in the Global Development Studies department at UFV. Chelsea loves the opportunities that CHASI gives her to work alongside such talented students and participate in meaningful community-based research.