She has lived and worked in Evanston for over 22 years and earned her BA in Political Science from Northeastern Illinois University. She was a long time resident of Evanston's Fifth Ward who has over 15 years of experience in nonprofit administrative functions and a long history of local and international service. She currently serves on a number of local Boards and is a graduate of the Evanston Citizens’ Police Academy and Evanston Community Foundation’s Leadership Evanston program. In her spare time, Kelli-Ann can be found cooking, hunting for new grocery stores, making new items, traveling and spending time with her family and friends.