Kelsey went to River Hill High School. Kelsey was a three sport athlete: soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. Kelsey did not start playing lacrosse until high school. She played varsity soccer 3 years, varsity basketball 4 years, and varsity lacrosse 4 years. The 2006 soccer team won the county, regional, and 3A state chamionship, with a 20-0 record. Kelsey was All County second team Baltimore sun and MVP for her team this season. Kelsey was voted Howard County Coaches women’s soccer second team 2005 and Howard County coaches women’s soccer first team 2006. Kelsey’s 2005-06 basketball team also won the county, regional, and 3A state championship, with a 28-0 record. Kelsey was second team all county Baltimore sun. Kelsey was female athlete of year 2007 at River Hill, USMC distinguished athlete 2007, and later inducted into the River Hill High School hall of fame in 2014.

Kelsey went on to play one year of basketball at Virginia Wesleyan and then returned to Howard Community College to do the nursing program. While at HCC Kelsey played Soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. For soccer Kelsey was DIII All-tournament team women’s soccer 2010, All Maryland JUCO 1st team women’s soccer 2010, NJCAA All American 1st team women’s soccer 2010, and NSCAA All American women’s soccer 2010. For lacrosse Kelsey was All Maryland JUCO 1st team women’s lacrosse 2009 and 2010, and NJCAA All American 1st team women’s lacrosse 2009 and 2010. Kelsey was athlete of the year 2010 at HCC.

Kelsey works as a nurse and has two children that are also multi-sport athletes. She has coached her daughter in youth lacrosse, starting with HCLax in 2024 and moving to HoCo 2035 in 2025.