Kelly graduated from The Savannah College of Art & Design with a BFA in Sequential Art in 1999 and moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to seek her fortune.  Kelly began working for a prominent Los Angeles architect in 2000 as a receptionist and later became the Office Manager & Executive Assistant for the same firm.    

In 2005 Kelly moved to New York, where she found Richard Cameron and his new company, Ariel.  Kelly worked as Ariel’s Office Director and expert on all things Ariel until leaving in 2009 to pursue her other academic interests. 

Now an Ariel Historian, Kelly continues to consult for Ariel on an as needed basis.