Adele Nelson
Senior Vice-President, Cadence Sports
Ms. Nelson is the Senior Vice-President at Cadence Sports. Prior to Cadence, Adele was the Director of Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry, a fundraising endurance event featuring award-winning chefs and members of the culinary community fighting hunger outside the kitchen.
The event started in 2015 and Adele took over shortly after, working to increase rider participation from 30 to 250 and has quadrupled revenue to over $2M each year, raising a total of over $8M. Adele joined No Kid Hungry in 2013, where she has been developing key relationships and leading nationwide fundraising events in various roles.
In her 15+ years of event management experience, Adele has worked for Google, Linder Global Events, and Design Cuisine Catering. Adele has a love/hate relationship with her Peloton these days and is the mom of three kids, ages 12, 9 and 7.
