Kayelee Arensman
Program Coordinator
Kayelee is a Program Coordinator at the Baylor Collaborative. In her role, she assists the Executive Director on research projects related to policy, theology, and ethics. She also provides support for the Hunger Free Community Accelerator's certificate course.
A recent graduate of Truett seminary and a Licensed Master Social Worker (Kayelee is a Garland School of Social Work alum), Kayelee joined the team after working for the Baylor Collaborative as a Graduate Assistant during her seminary tenure. Kayelee's heart for creating safe spaces for all communities has led her to serve survivors of human trafficking, the unhoused, people with disabilities, and people of diverse faith backgrounds. In every opportunity, Kayelee saw how food insecurity impacted the daily lives of those she served and noticed how, frequently, hunger was often a symptom rather than a cause of the poverty they experienced.
Scalable solutions to end hunger are attainable, yet they require education, awareness, policy change, and civic responsibility. Kayelee is passionate about bringing this challenge to the forefront of the Waco community and the world as she serves at the Baylor Collaborative. With her seminary and social work background, Kayelee's skills of integrating faith, civic life, and restorative justice guide her as she seeks to be part of the change that reflects the coming kingdom of God.