Kelli Karen Smith brings a background in professional theatre and stage management. In addition to being committed to supporting The Patterson Foundation's mission, she is passionate about fostering a culture of mutual respect. Her strengths are clear communication, creative problem-solving, and meticulous management of details.

Kelli has taught theatre programs at Care Pointes in Swaziland, South Africa, Girls Incorporated, and The Boys and Girls Club in Sarasota, Florida. She has also taught playwriting classes at numerous Sarasota elementary schools and in Dunfermline, Scotland.

Selected theatre credits:

• Production Team for A Night With Crossroads Theatre Company: Honoring Denzel Washington (State Theatre New Jersey)
• Off-Broadway: The New Victory Theater (FLY)
• Regional: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, Every Brilliant Thing, The Refugees, Morning After Grace, Mud Row (Gulfshore Playhouse); FLY (Oprah Winfrey Theater, Smithsonian, Pasadena Playhouse, Crossroads Theatre Company); Daddy Long Legs, Clever Little Lies, Next to Normal, Monty Python's Spamalot, Smokey Joe's Café, Shear Madness, The 39 Steps, and Edward Albee's Occupant (Florida Studio Theatre)

Kelli enjoys traveling and taking tap classes twice a week.

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To contact Kelli Karen Smith: Kellikaren74@gmail.com