She is passionate about integrating art into her curriculum. Her students dance the rock cycle, pantomime their vocabulary words, drum times tables, and create watercolor paintings of Utah environments. She understands the importance of art in the classroom and what it does for her students. She is chairman of the Arts Committee at Blackridge and a member of the District Arts Committee (DARTS). She was chosen to attend the 2011 Teacher Institute at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In 2012, Kelleen was awarded Jordan District’s Outstanding Art and Education teacher of the year. In May 2017, she was the recipient of the Sorenson Legacy Award for Elementary Art Integration.