Meet the Team
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For over 20 years, I’ve worked across sectors, piloting, proving, and practicing the idea that businesses can thrive financially and drive meaningful impact. I’ve seen firsthand that the strongest, most sustainable brands align profit with purpose.
Accelerate Impact is the culmination of this experience. We are committed to working with mission-driven leaders, brands, and organizations. We partner with you to integrate sustainable impact strategies into your core operations, ensuring that as your business grows, so does your impact.
By leveraging creative business strategies, cross-sector insights, and powerful impact narratives, we make it easier for people to understand, support, and champion your mission. Doing well by doing good isn’t just a nice slogan; it’s the reality we create with our clients every day.
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Kelley Abell is a strategic project manager who partners with mission-driven organizations to bring clarity, momentum, and meaningful impact to their work. As a contractor with Accelerate Impact, Kelley provides project management, communications support, and project-based consulting.
With a background that spans arts, education, and social services, Kelley brings a unique blend of creativity and structure to every engagement. She excels in facilitating collaborative processes, crafting compelling communications, and helping teams move from vision to implementation.
Kelley has led a range of strategic initiatives—from managing statewide coalitions to supporting community assessments and facilitating nonprofit strategic planning—and loves to balance big-picture thinking with pragmatic day-to-day realities.
A native of Austin, Kelley holds a BA in Theatre from Northwestern University and an MA in Theater & Performance Studies from Washington University in St. Louis.
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As a fourth-year English student at the University of Texas, I have always had a passion for storytelling.
At Accelerate Impact, I am able to effectively leverage my experience and contribute to the firm’s commitment to purpose-driven impact.