Kelly Penn

Kelly Penn currently serves as a Career Services Coordinator and Career Counselor at Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America, where responsibilities include coaching first-generation, low-income college students on career development and coordinating a major career conference. Kelly initiated a certificate program for career readiness and has managed various career initiatives, including a Career Coach Program. Previous experience includes roles at the University of Florida, where projects focused on leadership development and academic support for underrepresented students, and at Virginia Commonwealth University, where engagement in new student orientation and leadership programming was emphasized. Kelly holds a Master of Education in Student Personnel in Higher Education from the University of Florida and a bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.