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Kelsey Wooddell

@kelseywooddell

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I build compliant grant finance systems for global environmental programs.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to support international conservation and environmental programs through grant administration, financial planning, donor compliance, budget forecasting, and cross-cultural coordination.

I'm currently supporting Climate Policy Initiative as a Financial Planning & Analysis Consultant, building consolidated budget templates for six international offices and developing BVA and forecasting tools for executive decision-making.

Across Environmental Incentives and Cafeteria Culture, I've managed multi-component budgets, co-financing tracking, USAID and EPA grant administration, financial reporting, and compliance documentation. My BVA and forecasting models became Environmental Incentives' primary internal finance tool.

My background also includes fiscal operations at Columbia University's Earth Institute and community environmental work with Peace Corps in Peru. I bring seven-plus years of grant, finance, and conservation-program experience, with professional fluency in Spanish.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Financial Planning & Analysis Consultant

Current

Climate Policy Initiative

Aug 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Designed consolidated templates and provided financial guidance for global budget alignment across six international offices. Developed monthly BVA and quarterly forecasting tools and executed revenue recognition cleanup in Sage Intacct.

Sage Intacct Budget Vs. Actual Analysis Forecasting Financial Planning And Analysis Journal Entries Revenue Recognition

Program Associate, Program Cycle Mechanism

Environmental Incentives

Oct 2023 - Mar 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Managed multi-component contract budgets and executed monthly financial tracking and spending analysis. Tracked co-financing and project matching funds across USAID agencies and architected BVA and forecasting tools.

Excel Google Sheets Budget Vs. Actual Analysis Forecasting US AID Compliance Financial administration Audit Preparation

Program Manager

Cafeteria Culture

Jan 2020 - Sep 2023 (3 years 8 months)

Directed full life-cycle administration for a high-priority EPA grant, tracking programmatic milestones and ensuring adherence to federal award guidelines. Co-authored annual financial and narrative reports for grant funding review.

Grant Administration EPA Grants Financial Reporting Narrative Reporting Compliance

Assistant Director, Center for Environmental Sustainability

Columbia University, Earth Institute

Jun 2018 - Sep 2019 (1 year 3 months)

Coordinated fiscal operations and daily accounting workflows, verifying expense coding, processing vendor invoices, and performing monthly budget reconciliations. Spearheaded administrative workflows for the SEE-U study abroad program.

Accounting Budget Reconciliation Vendor invoice processing Expense Encoding Procurement Travel Logistics

Community Environmental Management Volunteer

Peace Corps

Sep 2014 - Nov 2016 (2 years 2 months)

Partnered with the Peruvian National Park Service, local municipal leaders, and grassroots NGOs to implement native tree nurseries and international conservation initiatives. Designed and executed community-based environmental and public health projects.

Community Engagement Environmental Conservation Project Management Field Survey Public Health

Project Management Consultant

Environmental Incentives

Managed data QA/QC, knowledge systems, and reporting workflows for a large nature-based solutions portfolio. Assisted in grant reporting, legacy data ingestion, and deliverable tracking using custom pilot tools.

Data Quality Assurance Knowledge Management Grant Reporting Data Ingestion Project Management

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Columbia University

Master of Public Administration, Environmental Science and Policy

Activities and societies: Capstone: Designed the scaling up of IUCN’s Mountain Adaptation Program to 6 countries via research, strategic planning, and policy recommendations.

Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, completed in May 2018.