Kelly Adams is the Senior Director of Development at UC Santa Barbara. She has held this position for three years and has worked at the University for 9 years. Kelly joined UCSB as the director for parent and family giving and is a generalist for the Unviersity. In 2018 she participated in the UC-Coro leadership development program. Prior to Kelly's work at UCSB, she held development and marketing positions focused on education, environment, and human services nonprofits. Currently her professional passion areas include supporting purpose driven fundraising; enhancing DEI in front-line fundraising; creating pathways for growth for her team and colleagues; and finding dynamic and innovative ways to provide meaningful connections for donors to the university. Kelly is a Los Angeles native, studied anthropology and writing at UC Santa Barbara. She lives in Santa Barbara with her husband and two kids. Kelly is an active volunteer in the community supporting many student support services at UCSB, the local FoodBank, the Salvation Army food distribution, and Showers of Blessing. She is a hiker, jogger, and beach walker. Kelly also loves to heal through food and can be found making healthy soups for friends and family on the weekends.