Kelly graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Animal Science. She started working for Readlyn Veterinary Associates after her graduation in 1983. She has been with the clinic for 37 years and has seen many changes in the veterinary business during that time. She is married to her husband, Mark, and resides on her family farm which she grew up on just outside of Readlyn. She has two children of her own, Amanda and Kyle, and one adorable grandson. Her family is very involved with the agricultural world. They background and finish cattle, grow corn, and have a small stock herd. Her free time is consumed with work to do around the farm. She has a fur-family that consist of two cats named KeeKee and Squirt and her dog named Sophie.