Kelly is an environmental engineer and translator. Her professional experience spans education, project evaluation, and research in critical areas such as water supply, mining, and local economic development. She has worked in Chilean economic and mining institutions and has extensive experience as a graduate and undergraduate professor. Her translation work focuses on social, scientific, educational, and cultural fields. As a long-time activist from Chile, she is deeply committed to preserving and recovering the historical memory of genocidal acts and systematic human rights violations.