Kelsey Carlson

Kelsey Carlson is the Strategic Content and Programming Director at the North American Meat Institute. In this role, Kelsey is responsible for the development of education and training for NAMI members and the meat industry through live and digital channels. Kelsey is also heavily involved with implementation of the Protein PACT for NAMI, an effort to strengthen animal protein’s contributions to healthy people, healthy animals, healthy communities, and a healthy environment.

Kelsey brings expertise in animal protein manufacturing, product development, product optimization, and educational training within the food industry. Prior to joining NAMI, Kelsey was a Senior Food Scientist in the Research and Development group at Tyson Foods. Kelsey attended school at Iowa State University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science, minor in Meat Science, and Master of Science degree in Meat Science.