Kelly Ann is a US Army Veteran and local multi-media artist, and business owner, living with her husband in nearby Greene County. She loves shopping in Columbia County and has close family here. Her passions are her grandchildren, art, art history, thrifting, antiques, her cats and dogs, and gardening.
Her most recent education and background are in Marketing and Design. She has a Masters in Marketing from Southern New Hampshire University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic and Media Design from Sage College, an Associates in Culinary Arts from Schenectady County Community College, and has also trained as a Master Gardener through Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Kelly Ann is not only the Chamber Office Manager, but she has also recently joined the Columbia County Chamber as a Member, DBA Raver Press & Graphic Design. It is a split business where she freelances as a Graphic Designer, Marketer, and Consultant, but also sells her mixed media paintings, art prints of her work, handmade tapestries, and hand-beaded jewelry. She sells her work on Etsy as RaverPress, in local businesses throughout the Catskill Region, and at local craft fairs and art venues, and is a private art instructor, and professional sidewalk chalk mural painter. She began her official business in the Fall of 2020. She was featured in both Entrepreneur Magazine and Start-Ups Magazine in the Spring of 2021, as she had just started a fast budding side hustle, as a poster and postcard artist, featuring works that promoted tourism to the Catskill Mountains. Her work has been displayed in local galleries, and in 2025 she was nominated as a finalist for the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival Poster Contest. Her art portfolio can be seen at www.kellyannraver.com.
Kelly has many years of office-related experience and has many skills that will make her an asset to the Chamber. She looks forward to assisting members, coworkers, and visitors with their needs.