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Kelley is a food and animal law attorney. Before returning to Harvard, Kelley worked for the Vermont General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Counsel, where she researched and drafted legislation related to food, agriculture, and the environment. She also consulted for organizations active in the alternative protein policy space and worked for the Good Food Institute, representing the nonprofit before the federal government.

While in law school, Kelley served as a legal fellow for the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry and as a judicial intern for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. As a student in the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, Kelley co-authored a petition from the Clinic to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which helped spur the agency to issue a favorable advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding cultivated meat product labeling.

Kelley received a BA magna cum laude in International Studies (International Affairs and International Environmental Studies) and a BS magna cum laude in Business Administration (Finance) from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She holds a JD cum laude from Harvard Law School. Kelley is an active member of the Vermont Bar.