With a background combining visual arts, heritage preservation, and urban planning, Chelsea brings nearly two decades of experience leading communications campaigns that highlight the transformative power of the arts and culture. 

Projects have included campaigns for the Frick Collection’s first comprehensive renovation and upgrade since 1935; the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery; the U.S. Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale; Park Avenue Armory’s artistic program and ongoing building rehabilitation; the reopening of the Whitney Museum’s former home as The Met Breuer; and the inauguration of the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale. 

Chelsea previously oversaw press strategy at World Monuments Fund (WMF), the leading independent organization dedicated to safeguarding the world’s most treasured places. In this role, she led the organization’s crisis response to destruction caused by international conflict and natural disasters, while also elevating global preservation initiatives, including the reconstruction of the Mosul Museum following attacks by ISIS; heritage revival projects in the Old City of Ta’izz, Yemen; and programs addressing climate adaptation, underrepresented heritage, and the inequitable impacts of tourism.  

Chelsea holds a master’s in regional and city planning and a certificate in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated from James Madison University with degrees in communications and art history.