Kelli was born an Air Force military brat and lived all over the country growing up. She met her husband, an Air Force pilot in Albuquerque, NM, and moved all around the country as a Military spouse. Kelli has 2 college-age daughters. One is a Veterinarian Animal Science Major at Washington State University and the other is a Business Major at West Virginia University. She stays busy with her 4 pugs when her daughters are at school. Kelli is new to Texas and lives in the Fort Worth area. She earned her M.A. from Norwich University, Northfield, VT, in Military History and B.A. from California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA. She has been teaching history at the college level since 2009.
Kelli is very excited about joining the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and teaching American History. Kelli loves history and loves sharing her passion with students. She is experienced and knowledgeable in several areas of history including but not limited to: Civil War and Reconstruction, Russian, Western Civilization and World War II.