Jenna Yeakle

Jenna Yeakle

Board Member-at-Large

Jenna Yeakle lives in Duluth, Minnesota and came to serve on the CURE board through years of community organizing for a just transition to clean, equitable energy. Jenna works as a campaign manager with the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign in the Midwest Region and applies her public health expertise and passion for social justice to building the movement for democracy and climate action. Jenna holds a Masters of Public Health from the University of Minnesota and has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 15 years. In her free time, Jenna is a gardener, a cyclist and sings in a community choir. She lives with her partner Chris, their dog Mags and backyard chickens.

Jenna Yeakle was elected to the CURE Board of Directors in 2026.

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Kelsey Olson

Kelsey Olson

Director of Environmental Stewardship

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Kelsey Olson (she/her) joined CURE in 2025 as its Director of Environmental Stewardship. As a skilled environmental naturalist, Kelsey’s work focuses broadly on environmental education and advocacy with a keen focus on rural land use and how that use impacts our environment and climate. Working Lands, how land is used to support agriculture and forestry, is a key focus of her work. She brings 15 years’ experience in public communication, environmental education, and rural community engagement – strong communication strategies are core in her work. This includes two terms of service with AmeriCorps in the VISTA program in Oregon and Maryland and a nearly 10-year career as a naturalist followed. She recently worked on communications and marketing for rural economic development.

Kelsey lives in New London, MN, with her young children, husband, dog, and two cats. They enjoy spending time together outside and finding small treasures in nature. Visits to Minneapolis often include visits to one of their favorite historical museums, the American Swedish Institute. Kelsey enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, canning local produce, and making kombucha.