Kate Kelly, LSW, uses the pronouns she/her/hers and teaches undergraduate and graduate classes as an adjunct in the Social Work and Child Advocacy Department.  Her experience in higher education includes teaching in person and asynchronous classes, advising students and instructing students in fieldwork at various institutions.  Her specific interests include designing courses and developing and adopting strategies and activities that promote classroom engagement and student success.

Throughout her professional career in the nonprofit sector in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Kate focuses on strengthening and creating more integrated communities and improving access to affordable housing and ending homelessness.  Her expertise includes project management, public policy, organizing, advocacy, and communication, working to expanding access and organizing.  She holds an MSW from the University of Connecticut and a BA from the University of Notre Dame. She lives in Verona with her family.