Kelsy Achtenberg

Director of The Innovation School in Bismarck, North Dakota

Kelsy Achtenberg is an educator and the director at The Innovation School in Bismarck, North Dakota. With 15 years of teaching experience and a Master’s degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, she specializes in hands-on, project-based learning that helps students connect classroom learning to the real world.

Her work in innovative education has been recognized through several local and national honors, including the AIAA Trailblazing STEM award recipient, Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce Empowering Women in Business, and Lead4Change Fellow.

Kelsy is also a proud mom to Reagan (7) and Nash (4) and lives in Bismarck with her husband Carter and their dog Kaya where she enjoys spending time with her family, baking, and traveling.