Licensed architect and founding partner of Mitchell Garman Architects, Kelly’s design foundation is high-end hospitality. After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oklahoma, she gained experience with a variety of building types ranging from hospitals to hotels to houses. 

In 2006 she launched Mitchell Garman Architects to immediate notoriety and critical acclaim. Her celebrated designs of neighborhood restaurants have received accolades from D Magazine, Texas Monthly, Fort Worth Telegram, and The New York Times, among others. Her visionary ideas and attention to detail for residential design have also been rewarded. The Labron Residence received awards from ED+C (Environmental Design + Construction) Excellence in Design and EcoHome Design Awards and has been featured in Design Bureau Magazine and Luxe Interiors + Design. 

Additionally, the Labron Residence was certified LEED-Platinum by the US Green Building Council, one of the first LEED-Platinum homes in Texas. Premiere residences were featured on the Dallas AIA Tour of Homes in 2007, 2009, 2013 and 2016.

Kelly sits on various committees and boards of local organizations, including the Dallas Chapter of AIA, the Texas Society of Architects, and the North Texas chapter of DocomomoUS - whose mission is the Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement. She strives to be a citizen architect of the community. Traveling is her number one passion, while playing tennis is a close second.