Kellie came to ASU from her home town, Tucson, Arizona where she earned her BS in Anthropology-Archaeology and a minor in Geosciences at the University of Arizona. She is currently a duel masters student in the MUEP (Masters of Urban and Environmental Planning) and MSUS (Masters of Sustainable Solutions) and will graduate both programs in the Spring of 2019. While in the MUEP program Kellie focused on housing policy and transportation interconnections through public participation and development services. Her applied project was titled Successful Affordable Housing Development Through Public Participation. She worked closely with stakeholders such as, affordable housing developers, the City of Phoenix Housing Department, Valley Metro, and affordable housing users. While in the School of Sustainability Kellie focused on ecosystem services economics where she studied the wastefulness and inefficient aspects of bee farming during almond pollination. Her applied project for MSUS is titles, the Bee Bizzness, where she builds a sustainable business model for bee farmers who participate in bee farming during almond pollination. After Kellie graduates she hopes to work for either a city government planning office or private planning firm working on long range planning and community development and sustainable neighborhoods.