Kelli Adams serves as the SWM ERN Director at the Center for Workforce Innovation & Solutions under the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research since October 2015, previously holding the position of ERN Manager. Prior to this role, Kelli Adams worked with the SWM Employer Resource Network/W.E. Upjohn Institute/Michigan Works! Southwest as Lead Success Coach from October 2015 to August 2021. Earlier experience includes serving as Director of First Impressions at SIPI, INC., a platform focused on transforming legacy cities into economic hubs, and as Director of Human Resources at Shelter of Flint, Inc. from November 2002 to September 2015.