Kelly was raised in Utah as a Mormon. After spending 30 years devoted to the church she rapidly studied her way out of religion. Today she is an unapologetic atheist and is very active in the secular community in Houston, Texas. She currently serves in the leadership of Humanists of Houston, Houston Atheists, and SHORE: Secular Houston Organizing for the Right to Equality. She enjoys volunteering with various local groups, especially with HOPE (Homeless Outreach Providing Essentials) for Houston. An RN by trade, she loves science and believes healthcare should be a right and not a privilege. Her passions are fighting for equality and the right to bodily autonomy, and raising her three teenagers.
For more than 55 years, American Atheists has fought to protect the absolute separation of religion from government and to elevate atheists and atheism in our nation’s public and political discourse.