Experience

• Texas A&M University-Texarkana

  Instructor of Adult Ed; Director of Programs - A&M-Texarkana at Northeast Texas Community College

  Program Coordinator of Bachelor of General Studies Programs

• Texas A&M University-Texarkana

  Alumni, Development, and Institutional Advancement

  Kelley worked at Texas A&M University-Texarkana as a Alumni, Development, and Institutional Advancement

• Texas A&M University - Texarkana

  Clincial Faculty and Adult Degree Outreach Coordinator, College of Education and Liberal Arts

  •Managed and strategized marketing opportunities for Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Degree, Adult and Higher Education Graduate Program, and Off-Campus Programs in the College of Education and Liberal Arts (CELA).
  •Coordinated marketing plans and outreach with area media and social media outlets for BAAS and Adult and Higher Education graduate degree.
  •Implement outreach programs in East Texas to provide more Texas A&M-Texarkana University services to students through collaborative arrangements with Northeast Texas Community College, Tyler Junior College, and Kilgore Junior College.
  •Assisted in the articulation agreements and served as a liaison with area community colleges.
  •Collaborated with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and local prison facilities for degree program for new and continued partnerships.
  •Work closely with the Dean of CELA in the development and implementation of rules and procedures to increase service efficiency.
  Academic Experience
  •Taught face to face and online, prepared curricula, organized course activities for Community Leadership 420, Theories and Practice of Leadership 310, Lead 1101 Foundations of Leadership, and Leadership 1201.
  •Served as an academic advisor for over 120 BAAS and other degree seeking CELA students.
  •Responsible for the advising of new prospects for BAAS, Adult and Higher Education graduate program, and other College of Education and Liberal Arts degree programs.
  
  Academic Presentations
  
  Co-presented with Dr. Gaynell Green at the Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education Conference, Eastern Kentucky University, The “New-Traditional” Student will Rock your World, March 2012
  
  Ballard, M. Coke. K & G. Green (2012) The New Non-Traditional Student in Higher Education: The Millennial Generation. American Association for Adult and Continuing Education 2012 Annual Conference.

• Executive Office of the President

  Intern

  Mrs. Laura's Bush's Office

• U.S. Senate

  Deputy Regional Director for Senator John Cornyn

  Kelley worked at U.S. Senate as a Deputy Regional Director for Senator John Cornyn