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Chelsi Bennett
Director, State & Local Government Affairs, Right to Start
Richmond, VA
About
Chelsi Bennett is a public affairs strategist with 15+ years of cross-sector experience in government affairs, stakeholder engagement, and nonprofit leadership. She serves in State and Local Government Affairs at Right to Start, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on entrepreneurial opportunity, and chairs the NBCSL Corporate Roundtable. She also teaches Grassroots Advocacy at the University of Richmond. Beyond her policy work, Chelsi serves as Board President of the LWC Foundation and is First Lady of Cornerstone Baptist Church, where she leads women's ministry and founded the Cornerstone Cares Client Choice Food Pantry.