Christie Kelley was appointed Executive Director for the Commission on Ethics (COE) in 2022. As Executive Director, Ms. Kelley directs the county-wide responsibilities and activities of the COE. Those responsibilities and activities include the legal and administrative functions of the COE, the application and framework for training public officials and employees on how to ensure their actions comply with the county’s ethics ordinances, investigating alleged violations of the ethics ordinances, and providing legal counsel to the COE and other persons under the COE’s jurisdiction. 

Prior to becoming the Executive Director, Ms. Kelley served as the COE’s General Counsel for eight years. Prior to joining the COE, Ms. Kelley served as the Assistant Director in the Center for Career Development at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she focused on advising law students interested in government or public interest careers and oversaw the pro bono, public interest, and community service programs. In addition, Ms. Kelley served as an Assistant State Attorney in Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit in Marion County. 

Ms. Kelley is a member of the Florida Bar and is an active community volunteer. She earned a B.A. in Business Administration (summa cum laude) from the University of Florida and a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law (cum laude).