Kellie is a writer and development specialist, living in Kingston, Jamaica. Her passions are creativity and philanthropy.

Kellie is currently the Executive Director of the Caribbean Culture Fund, a new initiative to support creatives and cultural organizations across the Caribbean and its diasporas. She has more than two decades of experience in philanthropy, raising funds for Harvard University, the University of the West Indies and several non-governmental and international development partners including the World Bank, the European Union, the Commonwealth Foundation, the InterAmerican Foundation, UNICEF and UNESCO. 

Outside of work, Kellie writes on creativity, creatives and the creative economy. Her writing has appeared in local and regional publications, and she has authored more than 15 children’s books, several of which are included in the Jamaican school system under the Literacy 123 programme spearheaded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.

She is a graduate of Harvard and Columbia universities.