Delia Allen-O’Brien (she/her/hers) joined Change Elemental in April 2020. She is an experienced Financial Director and consultant specializing in strategic organizational finances, with expertise in creating systems where nonprofits can thrive through both human and financial sustainability.
At Change Elemental, Delia is a CoWeaver, a member of our three-person leadership team, partnering with Natalie Bamdad and Natasha Winegar to advance our shared leadership practices and holding the whole of Change Elemental’s human, financial, and mission sustainability. As a member of our leadership team, Delia leads Change Elemental’s financial strategies and internal operations. Delia also leads consulting projects, partnering with organizations to support liberatory finances for organizational thriving through strengthening the organization’s financial strategies and providing interim finance director support. Delia’s partnerships include The Policy Academies, Jobs With Justice, FarmAid, Sheriffs for Trusting Communities, and Mycelium Youth Network.
Prior to joining Change Elemental, Delia was the Executive for Operations and Finance at the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC), where she was responsible for the strategy and day-to-day management of the organization’s finance, operations, and technology. She was previously the RCRC’s Director of Information Technology. She is originally from the UK, where she worked for the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Delia holds an MA in Business Administration from the Open University and is certified with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).