Kelly is a passionate educator focused on creating accessibility to the arts, but especially to clay. They are the Education and Outreach coordinator at the Clay Studio of Missoula, having previously worked as a K-12 educator with experience teaching all ages, including adults and pre-k. Now operating as an administrator for Clay Studio of Missoula programming, they strive to make accessible opportunities for people in the Missoula area and wherever they are able to reach. They love working with educators to unlock the potential of the arts in the classroom, both for arts itself as a tool of expression, healing, and divergent thinking, and for its incredible ability to enhance the content of core subjects via integration.

Kelly is also a professional mixed media artist comfortable with a great variety of tools and techniques. Though their major focus is teaching and administration, they hope to soon have artwork on display in Missoula galleries.