Chelsea Goding-Doty, CPCC, is an arts administrator, producer, and Co-Active Coach who works with  women and nonprofit leaders, communities of color, and purpose-driven teams.

Chelsea is currently the Senior Program Officer, Leadership Initiatives at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), where she was previously a consultant and Advisor for the Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color and a participant in the 2014 Emerging Leaders Program. Chelsea is also a Lifecycle Capacity Consultant through Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute, and a coach with MAP Fund’s Scaffolding for Practicing Artists (SPA) program.

Previously, she worked with Kaneza Schaal as Managing Director to produce and tour works of opera and theater. Chelsea also served as Managing Director of Gallim, Studio Director of S Factor New York, and Interim Director of Education at New York City Center. In 2010, she co-founded Harlem Arts Festival (HAF), a multidisciplinary performing and visual arts festival presented annually in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, NY, serving as HAF’s Director of Marketing until 2016.

Chelsea is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and certified coach through the Co-Active Training Institute. She holds a BS in Arts Administration from Butler University and is an alum of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and the Arts and Business Council of New York Multicultural Internship. She is a member of the Creative and Independent Producer Alliance (CIPA).