Kelly received her Catholic Education through the Sisters of Mercy in NJ at St. Josesph Catholic Church in Bound Brook & at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Plainfield/Watchung.  She continued her Catholic Education through college religious classes, campus ministry, & music ministry programs at the University of Dayton, a Catholic Marianist Priest & Brother run university.  There, she received a BS degree in Environmental Biology.

Kelly is trained Catechist through the Diocese of Lansing.  She is leading Children to Christ through the Catechumen & Candidate course called: Children Coming to Christ. This is a year round program open to older children who want to explore more about Christ and to receive the Holy Sacraments.

In the past, she has volunteered at St. Andrew Catholic Church as a religious education catechist for grades 2, 5 and 6. She joyfully shared the Old Testament & the Church Liturgical Calendar with 6th grade ARK students in years past.

She began her ministry as the St. Andrew Bulletin Editor in September 2015.  She works as the website editor and myparishapp liaison. In Fall of 2019, she began to work more closely with parish commissions and ministries, providing practical support for their events & programs.

She has been called to spread the call to Works of Mercy as well as encourage parishioners to activitely participate in corporal works.