Kelly Thompson

Kelly Thompson currently serves as the Executive Director at SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals, a position held since September 2023. Prior to this role, Kelly was the Executive Director of Exchange Family Center from November 2021 to August 2023 and the Development Manager for National Audubon Society, Audubon North Carolina from September 2020 to October 2021. Kelly's extensive experience also includes serving as the Chief Executive Officer for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois from December 2010 to July 2020, where Kelly led a $10.9 million capital campaign to expand services in central Illinois. Earlier career achievements include serving as the Director of the Volunteer & Civic Engagement Center at the University of Illinois Springfield, where Kelly received the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in 2010, and as Communications Director for the American Heart Association, winning several prestigious awards. Kelly holds a BA in Communications and Political Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an MA in Communication from the University of Illinois Springfield.