Kelly is a graduate of Methodist University's Professional Golf Management Program where she also played on the women's golf team. She has played in US Women's Open local and sectional qualifiers in 2006 & 2009. Her playing experiences have taken her to other state opens over the years.

Kelly's long list of credentials over the past 15 years include having worked under Golf Magazine's Top 100 teacher Eric Alpenfels while assisting with the Pinehurst Junior Summer Camps in Pinehurst, NC. She has worked with America's Top 25 Golf Schools- Kris Moe in Sonoma, CA. Her menors include Michael Hebron, Susie Meyers, Joey Wartemberger, and Allen Terrell. Currently she works beside Larry Hamilton at the Twin Lakes Golf Academy in Rochester, MI.

She is a Class A PGA & LPGA Professional and is a certified Operation 36 & US Kids Golf Coach. She is certified with TPI junior coaching. Her experience with coaching juniors has helped the Frankenmuth High School Girls Golf team and Rochester Adams High School Girls Golf make it MHSAA State Finals. Her passion is working with women and juniors.

Her philosophy is based upon a simplistic golf swing that is repeatable and can adept with each individual. The approach is keeping a positive mindset!