Society 54’s Business Development Manager, Chelsea Iliff, brings with her an aura of organization and discipline as a veteran military spouse of 18 years. Her sense of adventure has taken her all over the world and allowed her to fine-tune her ability to make and keep strong connections. She has a friend in every time zone, but is never too busy to tell you about her home state of Colorado!  

Chelsea has worn a variety of hats throughout her professional career to include educating and counseling our US Service Members and their families. She spent years working with the Department of Defense, The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, as well as private military contractors and institutions of higher learning. As a journalist and photographer, her articles and photos have been featured in numerous base newspapers and other DOD publications. She values precision, grammar, and with a background in legal marketing, she consistently delivers first-rate results.

Chelsea prides herself in her volunteerism and ability to give back to her military communities. She currently sits on the Board of the Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson Spouses’ Club where she runs the scholarship program. She also actively volunteers with the USO, the Salvation Army, and The Iditarod Committee.

Surrounded by the beautiful mountains, Chelsea lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and two little boys. She loves to ski, go to the theater, and soak in the sunlight (when she has it).

More About Chelsea

• Birthday: January 28

• Chelsea can spell words backwards. her parents used to quiz her at the dinner table until her mom finally said, “well, i can’t even spell that one forward.” she was in a talent show in college where she spelled words backwards and juggled at the same time!

• Chelsea was born and raised in the highest incorporated city in the United States - Leadville, Colorado. Known as the Two Mile High City, it sits at an elevation of just over 10,152 feet above sea level. Her lungs are ginormous - and she can hold her breath longer than you can while traveling through a tunnel.

• She was a ski racer growing up in Colorado and she played rugby in college at Furman University. Don’t mess with Chelsea!

• Chelsea met her husband while on a study abroad to China in college. While there, the two danced a waltz in a Shanghai-Viennese Ball.

Civic & Professional Affiliations

• Board of the Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson Spouses’ Club, Board Member

• USO, Volunteer

• The Salvation Army, Volunteer

• The Iditarod Committee, Volunteer

EDUCATION

University of South Carolina, M.M.C in Integrated Marketing Communications

Furman University, B.A. in Political Science