Mary Kelly (author)

Mary Catherine Kelly is an American economics expert, and business and leadership author from Dallas, Texas, United States of America. She served 21 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, and retired as a commander.

Early life and education
Mary Catherine Kelly grew up in Dallas, Texas. She attended Ursuline Academy for high school, and went to the United States Naval Academy in 1983. She graduated from the US Naval Academy in May, 1987 as an Ensign in the United States Navy. She went to the Navy-Marine Corps Intelligence School for officer at Training Support Center Hampton Roads, Virginia before going to Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Philippines as the intelligence officer for the Anti-submarine warfare Operational Center.

Professional career
Kelly taught economics, finance, history and management at both the Naval Academy and Hawaii Pacific University.

In her role as a human resources director, Kelly developed a business model for the computer and telecommunications organization for personnel hiring, training and retention that was adopted globally by the U.S. Navy. She led organizational changes for over 3,000 personnel for 2 military base closures.

Organizations
Mary is member of Mensa International society. She also serves as the President of the Colorado Springs chapter of the American Business Women's Association, the Colorado Springs Women’s Express Network. She is currently the Vice President of the Savvy Women’s Network, and board member for "Together We Can Change the World", a non-profit organization that funds orphanages in South East Asia.

Awards
Mary won Dan Poynter’s 2011 Global eBook Awards with her book "Master Your World: 10 Dog-Inspired Leadership Lessons to Improve Productivity, Profits and Communication".