Kelly holds a Master’s of Science Degree in International Educational Development from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts in Linguistics and Applied Language Studies from Rhodes University. She has experience in international education and has worked in America, Japan, Cambodia, Indonesia and South Africa.
Kelly is an experienced educational development professional and held the position of Specialist Manager at JET for over 5 years. She works across JET’s value chain of research, strategy and planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation to ensure high-quality programmes, policies and support to education. Her areas of specialisation are technology for education and development, literacy acquisition and skills development. She has led and contributed to a number of large-scale research and implementation projects in the South African education sector and internationally.