Colleen Kelly joined the YBI team in August of 2012 as the Director of Development. She brings experience in fundraising and community outreach, and is responsible for cultivating new and expanded contributions to the Youngstown Business Incubator through individual, foundation, corporate and government funding.

Colleen’s other responsibilities include aiding in developing and executing an annual YBI fundraising plan, and overseeing the organization of special events. Colleen has raised over $3 million for the organization, and has helped to develop programs such as YBI Code Academy and Biz3D. She is also one of the organizers for the Downtown Wellness Community (DWC) and a co-founder of the Women in Entrepreneurship Program (WE) at the YBI.

Colleen holds a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University with a minor in Nonprofit Management, where she received the American Humanics National Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership.