Kelley was born in Woodland Hills California and spent the beginning of her life in Santa Clarita, California before moving to Corvallis, Oregon for college in 2014. She discovered a passion for Environmental Sciences and the outdoors quickly in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. In 2017, after 3.5 years she received her undergraduate and moved back to Southern California, but realized the PNW was home and moved back just a few months later. After graduation she worked as a server and a pre-school teacher but received an opportunity to work as an intern in transportation demand management at South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) in Wilsonville, Oregon and got a second job as a Seasonal Park Ranger with Portland Parks and Recreation. She continued to be a full-time Park Ranger with the City of Portland and once COVID hit, decided to return to school to pursue her professional science master’s degree in environmental sciences. She now works as a Park Ranger Supervisor with the City of Portland and completed her internship with Urban Forestry with the City of Portland. She hopes to
continue working with invasive species past graduation and to continue to connect with the beautiful outdoor spaces in the PNW.
