Cindy Kelly
Cindy Kelly is an enrolled member and elder of the Delaware Nation of Western Oklahoma. She was elected to serve on the Port Angeles School Board in 2001 and will be retiring in December 2021. Her twenty years as an elected school board director has given her the opportunity to learn, listen and advocate for all students and to serve as an active participant in the Washington State School Directors’ Association (Board of Directors, Legislative Committee, Equity Committee, Nominating Committee, Government to Government Committee, Trust Lands Committee and Federal Relations Network). The last ten years, she has served as WSSDA’s Tribal Ambassador working with state and federal tribal partners and others to build government to government relationships with tribal nations.
Cindy currently serves as a board member on the Washington State Native American Indian Education Advisory Committee and Washington State Indian Education Association. She is the President of the Washington State School Boards’ Educational Foundation. She spends each day, providing safe and reliable drinking water to her community as the Manager of Dry Creek Water Association for 32 years and enjoys photography and spending time with family and friends.
It is through leadership that we learn and listen in order to provide an environment where all students and their families are seen, heard, and connected to their educational journey. As leaders, we are lifelong learners and listeners.