Founder of Supported EDU

Meet Kelly Driscoll

Connection, curiosity, and the courage to lead with humanity are the foundation of Kelly Driscoll’s life and work and the lens through which she reimagines what education communities can become.

With more than 30 years in education, Kelly has spent her career listening deeply to educators and asking a powerful question: What becomes possible when the adults in a school community are truly supported?

Kelly began her career as a special education paraprofessional before becoming a school counselor and later serving for a decade as a building-level administrator. Those years inside schools shaped her understanding that meaningful change in education does not begin with programs or initiatives. It begins with people. When educators feel seen, heard, valued, and supported, the entire learning community transforms.

Today, as the founder and CEO of Supported EDU, Kelly works with schools and districts across the country to reimagine what education communities can become. Her work focuses on cultivating cultures of belonging where educators and students alike experience connection, trust, and purpose. Through leadership coaching, culture-building partnerships, and research-informed tools like the Supported EDU Wellness Audit, Kelly helps school communities understand the conditions that allow educators to stay, grow, and thrive.

Kelly is deeply invested in expanding the broader ecosystem of support for educators. In addition to her work with schools, she is actively involved in growing national networks that support the professionals dedicated to educator well-being and culture transformation, including her work with at a co-founder of the National Association of Educator Support (NAES). She believes strengthening these networks is essential to sustaining the leaders who are changing the face of education.

At the heart of Kelly’s work is a simple but powerful belief:
When we care for the adults who care for children, schools become places where everyone can flourish.

On a personal note, Kelly is the proud mother of three fierce, brave, and compassionate daughters. Together they have navigated life’s joys and challenges, experiences that continue to deepen her commitment to creating communities where people feel safe to be fully human.

Founder of Supported EDU

Meet Kelly Driscoll

Connection, curiosity, and the courage to lead with humanity are the foundation of Kelly Driscoll’s life and work and the lens through which she reimagines what education communities can become.

With more than 30 years in education, Kelly has spent her career listening deeply to educators and asking a powerful question: What becomes possible when the adults in a school community are truly supported?

Kelly began her career as a special education paraprofessional before becoming a school counselor and later serving for a decade as a building-level administrator. Those years inside schools shaped her understanding that meaningful change in education does not begin with programs or initiatives. It begins with people. When educators feel seen, heard, valued, and supported, the entire learning community transforms.

Today, as the founder and CEO of Supported EDU, Kelly works with schools and districts across the country to reimagine what education communities can become. Her work focuses on cultivating cultures of belonging where educators and students alike experience connection, trust, and purpose. Through leadership coaching, culture-building partnerships, and research-informed tools like the Supported EDU Wellness Audit, Kelly helps school communities understand the conditions that allow educators to stay, grow, and thrive.

Kelly is deeply invested in expanding the broader ecosystem of support for educators. In addition to her work with schools, she is actively involved in growing national networks that support the professionals dedicated to educator well-being and culture transformation, including her work with at a co-founder of the National Association of Educator Support (NAES). She believes strengthening these networks is essential to sustaining the leaders who are changing the face of education.

At the heart of Kelly’s work is a simple but powerful belief:
When we care for the adults who care for children, schools become places where everyone can flourish.

On a personal note, Kelly is the proud mother of three fierce, brave, and compassionate daughters. Together they have navigated life’s joys and challenges, experiences that continue to deepen her commitment to creating communities where people feel safe to be fully human.