As Director of Public Relations, Kelly leads the organization’s key strategic communication initiatives, ensuring they continually uphold and advance Reaching Higher’s organizational values, policy priorities, and the real needs of students, educators, and community members. 

Kelly grew up in Franklin and attended Regis College in Weston, MA. Throughout her career, which has spanned government, non-profit, and for-profit organizations, Kelly has remained committed to the idea that innovation, communication, and collaboration are the keys to success.

Prior to Reaching Higher, Kelly served as Director of Development and Community Relations at CATCH Neighborhood Housing, Community Engagement Manager with the Unite Us in NH coordinated care network and as the Administrator of the Office of Social and Emotional Wellness within the NH Department of Education assisting in the statewide expansion of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavioral Health and Wellness (MTSS-B), Trauma Responsive School initiatives, and prevention efforts focused on bullying, substance use, and suicide.

Kelly lives in Alexandria, New Hampshire with her husband and two young children.