Elsa Duré is an operations strategist and fractional COO with a passion for empowering nonprofits to achieve optimal efficiency and effectiveness through a people-centered approach. She leverages her broad set of experiences to inform effective operations that prioritize stakeholder engagement alongside strategic goals.

Most recently, Elsa served as the Chief Operating Officer at Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC). In this role, Elsa oversaw internal operating capabilities and executed strategic initiatives to optimize day-to-day functions and support the organization’s long-term vision. Before joining the EdLoC team, Elsa worked at Chiefs for Change, where she executed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar fundraising plan and spearheaded diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across the organization as the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development. Before Chiefs for Change, she was deputy director at the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition (DCSC), an organization that catalyzes the creation and expansion of high-quality, diverse-by-design public charter schools nationwide. Elsa led strategic initiatives and internal operations at DCSC.

Elsa holds a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s degree in urban education policy from Brown University.