Our Advisory Board

Kelly joined the City of Charlotte in 2004 as deputy city clerk after 20 years of local government experience in her hometown, Shelby, North Carolina. Her appointment as city clerk became effective December 1, 2008. Kelly has been a member of the North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks (NCAMC) since 1995. In 2012, she was among the first class of 106 North Carolina clerks to receive the new designation of North Carolina Certified Municipal Clerk (NCCMC) through the UNC School of Government and the NCAMC. She served on the NCAMC executive board and served as president of the statewide organization for the 2014-2015 term of office.

Kelly has also been a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) since 1996, an organization with over 14,000 members representing municipalities in the United States and 14 other countries. She served on the board of directors and served as president of the IIMC from 2018 to 2019. She was honored with two of IIMC’s highest recognitions: the 2025 IIMC Program Excellence in Governance Award and the 2025 Quill Award. Kelly has a bachelor's degree in communications from UNC-Greensboro and a master's in business administration from Gardner-Webb University. In addition, she completed the municipal administration course at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government. Kelly has long been active in her church and community.

Currently works for Mecklenburg County as an IT analyst. He identifies problems, suggests solutions, and implements changes to align IT with business needs. He holds a Masters Degree in smth and a Bachelors in smth, both from Mississippi State University. He worked for multiple banks including Bank of America and Wells Fargo as an Application Manager. He also worked for AIG and Premier Inc. as an Audit Manager. He was also a Business Analyst at Miracle Software Systems and The CocaCola Company. He uses and endorses skills such as quality assurance, software project management, and business analysis.