nurse

Surfer

survivor

advocate

Chelsea believes it is never to late to start something meaningful. She went back to nursing school as a post-baccaluareate after feeling drawn to the hospital when her father was sick with terminal cancer. she learned to advocate for him at his bedside and has always found a purposeful calm in using her voice to create change. At the age of 30, she learned to surf. Whether it is advocating for her patients as a Registered Nurse or for representation in surfing, she continues to use her platform to highlight issues in underrepresented communities. in 2019 she co-founded Textured Waves and She is now a Vans Global Surf Athlete and a leading figure in the African American surf community.

she hopes to Continue to shift the narrative of how women, mothers and athletes are represented.