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As president of MullenLowe Boston, Kelly is part of a leadership team responsible for managing the largest advertising agency in Boston. Kelly works with many of the agency’s most progressive and innovative clients, including TJ Maxx, Royal Caribbean, Credit Karma, Humana, E*TRADE, and Navy Federal Credit Union. Prior to joining MullenLowe, she served for 10 years as a senior vice president of marketing at Bank of America, where she oversaw advertising, agency management, and brand. During her Bank of America years, Kelly was an avid supporter of the Special Olympics, and managed a team of over 300 differently abled people. Kelly’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is demonstrated inside and outside the agency, oriented toward current and future leaders with the goal of creating long-term change. She has served as an executive sponsor, mentor, and champion of several grassroots, employee-led diversity organizations as well as serving on the Advisory Board for the 3% Movement and taking the role of Event Chair for the 2020 ABCD Community Heroes Celebration. She has been noted for her commitment to these goals by Boston Magazine for Boston Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People (2020), Campaign US for the Female Frontier Award “Championing Change” (2020), and Boston Business Journal’s Power 50, The Region’s Most Influential Leaders (2019). Kelly is certified in Positive Psychology from the Wholebeing Institute and is also the creator of an online forum related to professional and personal development, myyearofwhittling.com.