She went to CNR after a long career in educational administration, including most recently five years as the Superintendent of Valhalla Union Free School District in Westchester County. Dr. Ramos-Kelly began her career in District 10 in New York City where she served as a classroom teacher, curriculum/staff developer, and school administrator for eighteen years. During that time she led a number of literacy initiatives and trained teachers in best instructional practices. She secured a number of grants, including one from the DeWitt Wallace Foundation, which provided her school with a much-needed state-of-the art library for the children and faculty. She served as Principal of Hutchinson Elementary School in Pelham, New York, Director of Curriculum in Nanuet and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction in Bedford Central Schools.