Kelli Rogers

• Lead collective impact collaborative of nonprofit partners focused on improving access to and affordability of fresh food- https://healthybr.com/geaux-get-healthy/
• Applied for, won and manage $3.9 million from both local and national funders.
• Coordinate project strategy and oversee all aspects of program delivery.
• Provide capacity building, administrative and technical support.
• Work as liaison between city-parish government and collaboration partners
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners.
• Active in State Nutrition Action Council (SNAC) and on steering committee for Louisiana Food Policy Action Council (LA FPAC)

Key Collaborative Successes:

• Startup of 4-acre Baton Roots Community Farm at BREC's Howell Park
• Startup of Baton Rouge Garden Alliance to map local gardens and align shared resources (https://www.gardenbr.org/)
• Top Box Foods organizational and door-to-door fresh food delivery program
• Development of healthy cooking and nutrition security curriculum with American Heart Association that is delivered in clinical and community settings

• Provided operations and grant administration consulting to support all aspects of new organization startup.
• Managed setup of new IT and telecommunications infrastructure, as well as procurement and implementation of software for client case management and community engagement
• Provided brand, fundraising and community engagement planning.
• Managed State of Louisiana Justice Reinvestment fund grant in award of $1.2 million.

• Led long-term technology planning process nd implemented agency's first digital outcome measurement system.
• Managed Office365 rollout and transition to VoIP phone system.
• Managed all facilities, IT, and telecommunications functions.

Previous positions with HOPE include:

Director of Volunteer Services (2013-2015)

• Led community food pantry/food access program serving more than15,000 unique clients annually and associated volunteer program with more than200 active volunteers
• Implemented nutrition education experiences and building of20-bed garden and citrus orchard

Director of Development (2007-2009)

• More than doubled individual donations in one year
• Coordinated agency's first fundraising event
• Created and implemented annual development plan.
• Cultivated relationships with current and potential donors, including corporate and foundation sponsors, individual donors, and community partners.

• Provided data analysis and visualization for brand and advertising performance reports for clients in a variety of industries
• Created marketing collateral and provided marketing strategy support

Served as Women's Chamber of Commerce of Texas' annual Money and Power Conference (MAPcon) Program Chair.

• Created product presentations, presenting guidelines, and image library for business units and Tivoli direct sales force.
• Worked with event, trade show, brand management, and public relations teams to ensure consistent messaging.