About Kelly
Her Story
Kelly currently works at Fremont Unified School District as a Community School Coorinator. Community School grants from the state of California (CCSPP)- California Community Schools Partnership Program is a huge statewide initiative to bring transformation change to school communities with the most needist student group populations including students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
She acquired much of her educational experience working with education companies, including Pearson Education, as an educational consultant and manager and most recently, during COVID, as a manager at an online tutoring company.
In this line of work, Kelly served as a “change agent” working passionately with key district leaders to implement new and/or to improve educational programs, driven by assessment data, in order to make organizational district improvements.
Kelly's Diverse Professional Experience
Kelly has also dedicated her time in the philanthropy world:
She served as an Executive Director for Racing for Orphans with Down syndrome (RODS), a non profit dedicated to supporting the adoption of international orphans with Down syndrome.
She led to the creation of the Board of Directors and served as Board President for Reece’s Rainbow Adoption Support, a non profit dedicated to the adoption of orphans with special needs.
Kelly’s Community Service in Pleasanton:
** City-District Liaison Committee, SELPA Committee, Curriculum Committee, Policy Committee & Facilities Committee (PUSD Trustee member)
**Steering ReOpening Committee, PUSD, 2020
**Former Member of the Youth Commission for the City of Pleasanton
**Former Co-fundraising chair for Boy Scout Troop 911
**Former Art in Action Art Volunteer in her children’s elementary classrooms
Kelly’s Educational Background
**M.Ed., Supervision and Administration, Rutgers University, New Jersey
** M.Ed., Curriculum, Instruction & Technology,
Houston Baptist University, Texas
** B.A., Art Education, Psychology Endorsement, Simpson College, Iowa