Kelly started her career in backstage work with a Shakespeare group while attending Grossmont Community College in her hometown of San Diego. Kelly transferred to UC Santa Cruz and fell in love with the trees. After completing her MFA degree at UC Davis and several summers as the Lighting Assistant at Music Circus of California Theater in Sacramento, Kelly moved back to the trees and became Production Manager at Opera San Jose for five years pre-pandemic. Most recently coming from two years with Jewel Theatre as the Production Manager and Admin Assistant, Kelly considers herself incredibly fortunate to have found a home here at Cabrillo Stage and Cabrillo College’s Theatre Arts Department community. Kelly loves live theatre and the ever changing wonder that is being a part of something bigger. She lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains with her husband, two daughters, and two gravity defying kittens.