Kelly is a Registered Nurse (RN) and earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She then went on to attain a Master of Nursing from Emory University.
Kelly completed the Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Previously, she held the role of Director for the Healthcare Preparedness Program at the Georgia Department of Public Health from 2009 to 2023. Prior to that, she served as the Trauma Program Manager and held the position of Emergency Preparedness Chair at Dekalb Medical Center from 1989 to 2009. Kelly also contributed as a pathophysiology instructor at both Clayton State University and Governor’s State University.
Outside of work, Kelly enjoys traveling with her husband and is also interested in genealogy research.
