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Kelly Macías is an award-winning storyteller, writer, and consultant. Her beloved Pop-Pop used to say that she’s had “a lot of jobs” and it’s true. Always excited by the opportunity to innovate and develop bold new ideas, she has worked on a variety of creative projects throughout her career in countries throughout Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. 

Over the last two decades, Kelly has worked with organizations at the intersections of media, racial and social justice, and societal change. She was a founding member of the Media and Communications for Social Change program at Adler University and has been a freelancer and ghostwriter supporting political and advocacy organizations. Her writing has been featured in Newsweek, The Baltimore Sun, The Sunlight Press, The Atlanta Voice, Blavity, BlackHer and from 2017-2019 she was a staff writer at Daily Kos, the largest liberal blog focused on politics and activism in the US. 

Kelly holds a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University. Her dissertation focused on Black women’s use of social media as a form of testimony and storytelling about their lived experiences. She has been awarded fellowships by Roots Wounds Words and Anaphora Arts is and an alumni of the Yale Writers' Workshop. In 2017, she was a recipient of the BlogHer Voices of the Year Award for her essay, “A Letter to My Young Self on the Eve of Hillary Clinton’s Nomination for President.” You can read that here. In 2022, she received an honorable mention in NYC’s Midnight Short Story Challenge. 

After nearly twenty years of living and working in Washington, DC, Kelly recently relocated to Los Angeles. She is likely to be found exploring the city’s stunning botanical gardens, dancing Argentine tango, or in mindfulness meditation practice.