Unreasonable Mentors

Kelsey Merkley

Founder UnCommonWomen

Kelsey is an Unreasonable Mentor. Kelsey was part of Unreasonable Impact UK 2017, and has advised over 11 Unreasonable companies.
Program designer for radically open projects. I fundraise, strategize and deliver.  I have 7 years of experience working with local, national and global organizations.  I Create impact through project design and implementation, partnership development, and collaboration with stakeholders -  ranging from community, government policymakers, and the public and private sectors. I have conceived and launched projects like UnCommon Women, Open Textbooks for Africa &  Africa's first Open Textbook Summit. I have worked global communities like Creative Commons, UNICEF Innovation Unit, WikiAfrica and Siyavula. I advocated for, wrote and supported policy shift in governments in Ontario, Canada and Cape Town, South Africa.