Kelly Friscia O'Brien

Kelly Friscia O'Brien has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Kelly Friscia has worked as the Director of Finance and Compliance at iLEAD Schools since 2018. Prior to that, they were the Chief Business Officer, Director of Compliance and Operations at Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise & Academica California from 2014 to 2018. In this role, they supported school-site leadership and governing board to achieve specific performance goals and ensured legal compliance.

Before their role at Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise, Kelly worked at the Superior Court of California, Contra Costa as a Senior Assistant Family Law Facilitator from 2008 to 2013. Kelly Friscia provided legal consultations, instructed workshops, and mediated agreements between self-represented litigants.

From 2006 to 2008, they served as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorney at One Justice. In this role, they managed a Pro Bono Project at 3 law schools, recruited and placed law students for volunteer service, and launched the JusticeBus program to increase pro bono services in rural communities.

Kelly also has experience as a Legal Intern at Conservation Law Foundation, Summer Counsel at Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Legal/Policy Intern at the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, and Student Attorney at New England School of Law Clinical Law Office. Kelly Friscia started their career as a Conference Coordinator at The Washington Campus and Operations Team Member at National Young Leaders Conference.

Kelly Friscia O'Brien has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UC San Diego. Kelly Friscia then pursued a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from New England Law | Boston, which they completed between 2003 and 2006. In 2017, Kelly attended USC Rossier School of Education and obtained a School Business Management Certificate. No specific field of study is mentioned for this certificate.