Ms. Kelley began work in the Catholic Church (Saint Philip in Dallas) in 1988 before moving to Saint Paul; she has been here 24 years. She earned accounting degree at Eastfield and Richland Colleges by attending night classes for while working as parish secretary. She has three daughters, all University of Texas at Austin graduates. She spends her leisure time enjoying her 10 grandchildren and great grandson, attending soccer, basketball and football games. Ms. Kelley lives by the mantra "Life is short…pray hard!"