Kelsey A. Richels, Ph.D.

“I help clients create a full understanding of their peoples’ needs by drawing a complete picture using a combination of data analysis and a high-touch, individualized approach.”

Kelsey believes in taking a blended approach to people management, complementing her data-driven and structured workstyle with a people-first mindset. Her industrial and quantitative psychology background helps her understand the importance of data and best practices, which she believes are the most useful and successful when combined with a relationship-driven, hands-on, individualized approach. Kelsey enjoys working on projects that use data and information to drive organizational performance and individual satisfaction, including competency modeling, organizational analysis, aggregate profiling, and assessment analytics.

Kelsey feels strongly that the services CMA delivers are not only beneficial for those leading their organizations, but that her work can contribute to success at all levels – including those who are driving results in hourly and front-line roles As part of this passion, she currently leads the Foundational Assessment practice at CMA Global, which is designed to integrate pre-hire assessment tools and best practices at lower levels.

Prior to working at CMA Global, Kelsey completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Dakota. She received her master’s and Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, emphasizing quantitative psychology. While at the University of Oklahoma, she was a distinguished, award-winning instructor of statistics and enjoys being able to help non-experts navigate the complexities of statistics, data reporting, and data analysis.

When not working, Kelsey enjoys spoiling her two dogs—Sunny and Miller. A native of North Dakota and a current Denver, Colorado resident, she enjoys spending time outside with her family, ice fishing, grilling, and golfing. A four-year Division I student-athlete, she remains in the All-Time Top 10 for three individual swimming events as a Fighting Hawk.

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