Kelsey Ward is a strategic communications and public affairs professional with experience in integrated campaigns, crisis communications, and media relations. She supports clients across the healthcare, food and beverage, agriculture, and energy industries to secure earned media coverage, activate third-party organizations, and develop messaging and materials to advance client priorities. Prior to joining Rational, Kelsey worked at local newspapers in Maryland, reporting data-driven stories on local elections and public health and education issues.
Kelsey holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and criminal justice from the University of Maryland.