Executive Director
Family Caregiver Alliance
Kathleen Kelly, MPA, is Executive Director of Family Care Alliance, a national nonprofit organization that provides direct caregiver support services, public policy development, research, and public awareness regarding family caregivers. As director, she oversees programs of the Bay Area Caregiver Resource Center (providing direct services to families in the San Francisco Bay Area), California policy collaborations, and the National Center on Caregiving. During her tenure, the organization has grown from a grassroots program to a national organization that provides leadership on supporting family caregivers with best practice interventions, public policy, state system development, and leading-edge research.
Ms. Kelly is currently FCA is leading a statewide CRC expansion effort to digitize service delivery starting with implementing CareNav, an interactive, secure, cloud-based client record and providing individual telehealth care consultation, group training, support groups, tailored consumer information and counseling for those with internet access. Ms. Kelly represents the agency on a variety of national coalitions and partnerships that are working towards coordinated care with the inclusion of family caregivers as part of the care team, better training for health and social service professionals, and increasing training and support for family caregivers. She has written and lectured about caregiving, public policy, program and system development, and use of consumer technology. Ms. Kelly lives with her family in San Francisco, CA.