Kelli Deferme

Kelli Deferme is a community engagement manager who has worked for JDRF International since February 2015. Before that, they were a sales manager for Sage Hospitality and a catering sales manager for Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Ms. Deferme is responsible for managing all aspects of community engagement and collaborative partnerships for JDRF. This includes creating pitches, news releases, media advisories, and talking points to accurately position JDRF as a key resource for diabetes care/research/education. Ms. Deferme has also implemented and executed large-scale fundraising events including One Walk Denver (8000+ attendees), One Walk Colorado Springs (2000+ attendees), Annual JDRF Gala (600+ attendees), and Type One Nation Educational Summit (400 + attendees). In addition, they serve as a subject matter expert for digital, campaign, fundraising, content, project management, public relations, brand loyalty, and pop-up/large scale events with an annual revenue goal of $3M.

Kelli Deferme has an associate's degree in communication from the University of Phoenix. Kelli also has a National Massage and Body Work Certification in Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage from the Nevada School of Massage Therapy. In addition, they have certification from LinkedIn in Telling a Story to Build a Community, Learning Conversion Copywriting, Learning Canva, SEO for Social Media, and Social Media Marketing Foundations. Finally, Kelli has a certification from the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists in Diabetes Paraprofessional Level 1 Career Path Certificate.

They are on a team with and Brooke Bacchus - Unknown role. Their manager is Molly Smith, Unknown role. A direct report to Kelli Deferme is and Janelle Gucwa - Unknown role.