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Kaitlyn Nicole Kelly is an American journalist, poet, and an aspiring film writer and film director. She currently serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the student-led newspaper, The Statement at Middle Georgia State University. She also serves as the News Director for the video production office at Middle Georgia State University called KnightVision News.

= Early Life = Kelly was born in Albany, Georgia on August 6, 1998. She moved to Byron, Georgia in 2004. While living in Byron, she attended Byron Elementary School (2004-2005). She then moved back to her hometown of Albany, Georgia in 2006 where she attended two other elementary schools. She attended Martin Luther King,Jr. Elementary School (2006-2007) and Sherwood Acres Elementary Magnet School (2008-2010). She also attended Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet School (2010-2012). Kelly attended Albany High School (2012-2016) where she was a junior varsity and varsity cheerleader up until her junior year of high school. Here, Kelly discovered her interests in journalism,film production, and poetry.

= Undergraduate Education = Kelly currently attends Middle Georgia State University (2016-present) in Macon, Georgia where she is a senior earning a Bachelor of Arts in New Media & Communications with a double minor in Film Production and Creative Writing. She will earn her Bachelor of Arts on May 7th, 2020. She has served in several leadership roles within the Student Media Organization at her university throughout her college career. She has served as the Head Writer for the student-led news paper at her university, The Statement and currently serves as the Editor-In Chief. She also serves as the News Director for the video production office at Middle Georgia State University called KnightVision News. Kelly's college career has afforded her the opportunity to explore the field of communications as well as create her own content as well. Here, Kelly discovered her calling for film production and enrolled in courses such as screenwriting and other film production courses to enhance her skills. Kelly has earned and maintained a spot on the President's List for the semesters of Spring 2019 and Fall 2019. Her life during undergrad also afforded her an opportunity to study abroad for two weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland on two scholarships granted by her university.

= Filmography = Kelly has filmed, written, and directed several short films in her college career titled Shadow (2019), Growing Pains (2019), and Kyle's Keeper (2019). Kelly is currently in the pre-production phase of an upcoming documentary that she will film and direct titled Battlefield of the Mind (2020).

= Poetry = Kelly has written many poems however, only two have been published in her university's literary magazine, The Fall Line Review. Her poems are titled "Broken Condition" (2017) and "Side Peace" (2018).

= Post-Baccalaureate Plans = Once Kelly has earned her Bachelor of Arts in New Media & Communications with a minor in Film Production and Creative Writing, she will go on to attend one of three graduate schools that she has applied to thus far. Kelly's graduate school options include Georgia State University, Florida State University, and Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD). Overall, Kelly aspires to become a film writer and director and to own her own film production studio.