Kelsea Ansfield (née Garthoff)  is in her third season as director of creative media after joining the Fighting Illini staff in August 2017. She specializes in social media production and graphic design for recruiting.

She joined the athletic department after serving one year as marketing and sales director at the University of Illinois’ Willard Airport.

Prior to arriving at the U of I, Ansfield spent nearly four years at Utah State University, first as new media coordinator for Aggie Athletics followed by lead graphic designer.

She began her career as a graduate assistant in the marketing and communication office at her alma mater, Drury University.

While at Drury, Ansfield was a four-year pitcher on the softball team. She concluded her career in 2012 as the Panthers’ career leader in victories (38), ERA (2.61), complete games (43) and strikeouts (237) while also throwing just the second no-hitter in school history vs. Missouri S&T on April 18, 2012.

She earned two degrees from Drury, a bachelor’s in integrated media, communication and writing in 2011 and a master’s in integrated marketing in 2013.

In 2019 she married Corey Ansfield, who works in the office of athletic development and oversees the DIA’s annual fund (I FUND).