Kelly serves as the Director of the Emergency Management Professionals Program at the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) in Emmitsburg, MD. In his role at EMI, Kelly is responsible for leading the staff, program and curriculum oversight, collaboration, and coordination between the Basic, Advanced, and Executive Academies, which matriculates more than 3,200 students annually. A retired U. S. Army Reserve officer, Kelly served on the Headquarters, Department of the Army Staff in the Pentagon; as an Adjunct Professor at the U.S. Army Command and Staff College; the Assistant Director of Operations, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and as a Faculty Instructor in the Department of Command, Leadership and Management at the Army War College. Kelly graduated from the U.S. Army Command and Staff College, the Defense Strategy Course of the Army War College, and the National Security Course of the National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington,D.C. His military awards and decorations included: The Expert Infantry Badge, Air Assault Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, Army Superior Unit Award, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, and the Honorable Order of Saint Christopher. Kelly received a Doctor of Education and Master of Science in Education from the Chief Learning Officer Program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Science in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He also possesses certificates in: Public Leadership from The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC; Talent Leadership from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Homeland Security from MIT Lincoln Labs, Boston, MA; and the Homeland Security Executives Program from Harvard University, Boston, MA.”

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