Originally from the Echo Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, Kelso earned her Bachelors in History and Outdoor Education at San Francisco State University, earned her Masters in Education from the University of San Diego and recently got accepted to the University of Nevada to work towards her PhD in Diversity and Equity in Education. Kelso is passionate about teaching leadership skills to underserved and underrepresented local youth in Lake Tahoe through outdoor adventure-based excursions.