- Kelly leads a team of content strategists with her 13+ years of experience in marketing and communication
- Joined Simantel in 2014 as a public relations manager before moving over to the creative side as a senior copywriter and content strategist and also served as associate content director before becoming strategy director
- Prior to Simantel, Kelly worked for three Austin-based, nonprofit brands — the National Domestic Violence Hotline, loveisrespect and the Texas Council on Family Violence — to promote healthy relationships. In that role, she collaborated with partners such as The White House, MTV, Verizon and Mary Kay to raise awareness about domestic violence.
- Graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in advertising
- Kelly grew an even greater appreciation for the power of communication after studying abroad in France and remains a self-proclaimed Francophile to this day
- Enjoys traveling, scuba diving, snorkeling and being a mom of three, including twins