Kelley D. Gulley, MBA
President and CEO

Kelley D. Gulley is the President & CEO of the National Community Development Institute (NCDI) which is headquartered in Oakland, California with offices in Indianapolis, Indiana and Detroit, Michigan and which is implementing major community change initiatives in Benton Harbor, Michigan and across the Southern Region of the United States.

Formerly Executive Vice President of NCDI, Ms. Gulley is the immediate past President of the Indianapolis Private Industry Council, a $19 Million non-profit quasi-governmental organization, where she spent five successful years heavily impacting the workforce development arena in the City of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana. Previous positions include Midwest Regional Director for NCDI, Special Projects Administrator for Eastern Star Church and Vice President for Management and Program Services at the Community Development Institute (CDI) in East Palo Alto, California.

Mrs. Gulley has served on several boards/committees including the United Way of Central Indiana Board of Directors, the United Way Committee on Diversity (Chair), the Indianapolis Urban League Board of Directors and the LISC Local Advisory Committee.

Ms.Gulley has a plethora of experience in management, policy development and administration, training and facilitation and writing and editing. She is a master at community convening, promoting collaborative partnerships, visioning, long-range planning and creating resource development opportunities. She earned her Masters of Business Administration with a focus on Business Management from the University of Phoenix in Northern California and holds a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Med/Zoology from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

Ms. Gulley is married to her high school sweetheart, has two children and currently lives in Oakland, California.