James Senate Office Building, Room 222
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Full Name:
Ariana B. Kelly
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Barak; 2 Children: Maeve, Leo
Birth Date:
12/07/1976
Birth Place:
Bethesda, MD
Home City:
Bethesda, MD
Religion:
Jewish
BA, History, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1994-1999
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 16, 2023-present
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 16, 2010-2023
Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2017-2023
Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 16, 2022
Member, Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2013-present
Member, Midwives Work Group (DHMH), 2012-present
Member, Bi-County Agency Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2011-present
Former President/ Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2011-present
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Facilities and Pharmaceuticals, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2017
Member, Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2014
Co-Chair, Work Group on Access to Habilitative Services Benefits, 2012-2013
Executive Director, Suited for Change, 2016-present
Environmental Health and Fair Pay Campaign Director, MomsRising.Org, 2009-2011
Executive Director, National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Pro-Choice Maryland (NARAL), 2005-2008
Executive Producer, Persephone Productions "To the Contrary", Public Broadcasting Service, 2004-2005
Associate Producer, Persephone Productions "To the Contrary", Public Broadcasting Service, 2002-2004
Annual Fund Manager, Girls Incorporated, 2000-2002
Associate, National Judicial Education Program, National Organization for Women Legal Defense and Education Fund, 2002
Volunteer Coordinator, Travelers Aid International, 1999-2000
Chair, Economic Development Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2015-present
Member, Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health, 2015-present
Member, Womans Suburban Democratic Club, 2010-present
Member, Montgomery Women, 2009-present
Member, Equality Maryland
Member, Green Spider Havurah, Tifereth Israel Congregation
Member, League of Conservation Voters
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Member, National Council of Jewish Women
Steering Committee Member, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Campaign
Member, Sierra Club
Member, Women's Democratic Club, 2010-present
Member, Womens Information Network
Website Volunteer, Wood Acres Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association
Board of Directors, National Association for Hearing Speech Action, 2012-2016
Member, Fort Sumner Citizens Association, 2010-2014
Member, Leadership Montgomery, Class of, 2014
Board of Directors Member, Democratic Womens Political Action Committee, 2008-2010
Awards:
Children's Advocacy Champion from Children's National Medical Center
Legislator of the Year award from the Mental Health Association of Maryland
Spirit Award for Humanitarian Leadership from National Center for Children and Families
Certificate of Excellence from Youth for National Change
Community Advocate Award from The Treatment and Learning Centers
Young Woman of Achievement Award from the Women's Information Network
Pat on the Back award from Pathfinders for Autism