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Kelly Velasquez-Hague

Chief Marketing Officer & Operations Lead

Kelly Velasquez-Hague is a scale-up executive with more than 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, and nonprofit leadership. As Chief Marketing Officer at STEAMe, she oversees the company's brand, marketing, and communications, helping communicate the outcomes and impact of workforce development initiatives.

Before joining STEAMe, Kelly served as VP of Marketing at OneCause, where she led content and marketing strategy for one of the nation's leading fundraising technology companies. Her work helping nonprofits engage supporters, communicate impact, and advance their missions shaped her belief that technology can be a powerful force for expanding opportunity and improving lives.

Kelly also spent time at NowPow, working alongside STEAMe's founders at one of the nation's most recognized social care referral platforms. There, she saw firsthand how technology can strengthen connections between organizations, people, and communities - so everyone can thrive..

Across the nonprofit, healthcare, and workforce sectors, she believes the best technology helps people and organizations achieve greater impact. She holds a BA from Saint Mary's College of California.

WHY STEAMe?

All Aboard the Workforce Mission

"The NowPow team proved that you can build technology that works at scale and stays grounded in real community impact. That combination is rare. Bringing that same rigor to workforce development — helping people land jobs, build careers, and access real economic mobility — felt like the most meaningful thing I could do next. I'm proud to be part of this team."

Articles by Kelly Velasquez-Hague

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Rural Health Transformation

What Actually Works for Building Healthcare Talent Pipelines

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CMS Rural Health Workforce

What CMS is Asking States to Prove in RHT Workforce Initiatives

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STEAMe Workforce Soltions

Top 5 Workforce Development solutions STEAMe Delivers—Fast

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Workforce Strategies

5 Trends Driving Successful Workforce Development Strategies

Workforce Development Myths

Workforce Development Myths

Busting 7 of the Most Common Workforce Development Software & Program Myths

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Dr. Pinkard's Appointment

STEAMe Co-founder & CSO Appointed to the National Academy of Education

Our Team

STEAMe is a Chicago-based, women-owned-and-led technology company united by a shared vision for community prosperity. Our team brings decades of cross-sector technology experience across education, community, and social impact.

Powering Pathways to Prosperity

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STEAMe Workforce Solutions

STEAMe isn’t just technology. It’s digital and data infrastructure purpose-built to power every step of the workforce journey.

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