Kensie Yeates

Kensie Yeates serves as the Associate Director for Member Engagement at the IRI, where she nurtures relationships with key innovation leaders to ensure they are connected to valuable resources and are supported in their work. Prior to her current role, Kensie worked in public policy fundraising where she fostered relationships with charitable foundations to help streamline their giving plans and match their charitable interests to giving opportunities. A native of Louisiana, Kensie graduated from Louisiana State University, where she studied political communication.  A self-proclaimed serial hobbyist, Kensie has been known to switch interests regularly, but she’s always enjoyed cooking for her family and friends, getting outside, and trying her hand at creative writing. However, at this writing, she is mostly into playing tennis.