Kelly joined Border States in 2003 and has built an impressive career through a series of progressive leadership roles, including Network Engineer, Network Supervisor, IT Infrastructure Manager, Senior IT Infrastructure Manager, IT Infrastructure Director and Information Security Director until he was named to his current role in July 2026. Kelly has been instrumental in leading, developing and executing the company’s enterprise security strategy. Under his leadership and vision, Border States has significantly strengthened its cybersecurity posture through investments in governance, monitoring, compliance, resilience and incident response capabilities. Kelly has also established a strong culture of cybersecurity preparedness and accountability. He leads the annual Executive Committee tabletop exercise, helping senior leaders effectively prepare for, respond to and recover from real-world cyber incidents and business disruption scenarios. In addition, he presents Border States’ Information Security Roadmap to the Board of Directors each year, providing strategic updates on the threat landscape, cybersecurity investments, risk mitigation efforts and future priorities. Kelly is also a member of the Total Rewards Committee. Before working at Border States, he worked at Sundog and North Dakota State University. Kelly is a member of North Dakota InfraGard and has served on its Board of Directors.