She grew up in Lakeview where she attended Mt. Carmel Academy for high school. She went to LSU, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in General Studies. She taught math at Mt. Carmel for 5 years and found a home at JCFA in 2014. She has a 7 year old son named Salvadore who attends 2nd grade at Hynes Charter School. Kelly grew up doing musical theatre, so she loves to sing. She also loves math and finds herself doing puzzles and brain games in her spare time. She is currently attending UNO for a Master’s degree in Mathematics. Kelly hopes to get her students to change their negative view of math and realize how much fun it actually is. She wants to help them discover an interest in math that may lead them to pursue math-related fields.