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Stephanie McNulty Kelley serves as the Vice President for Student Life at Mount St. Mary’s University, where she provides strategic leadership for the university’s student life programs and services, fostering an engaging, supportive, and mission-centered student experience. As a member of the President’s Cabinet, she is committed to advancing the holistic development of students through collaboration, community building, and servant leadership.
Kelley brings more than three decades of leadership experience spanning higher education and nonprofit administration. Prior to joining the Mount, she served as Executive Director of East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where she led the organization’s strategic planning, operations, fundraising, and community partnerships. During her tenure, she successfully guided a $5.7 million capital campaign, oversaw a $2.4 million operating budget, and was recognized as the 2023 Nonprofit Leader of the Year by Trident United Way Women United and a Charleston Regional Business Journal Woman of Influence.
Before her work in the nonprofit sector, Kelley dedicated nearly 20 years to higher education, serving in progressively senior student affairs leadership roles at Ursinus College, Hood College, and Columbia College in SC. As Dean of Students at Columbia College, she provided leadership for the Division of Student Affairs, overseeing student engagement, residence life, student conduct, orientation, campus ministry, leadership development, and campus programming. Throughout her career, she has been recognized for her commitment to student success, inclusive communities, and collaborative leadership.
Kelley earned both a Master of Education in Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications from Kutztown University. She is passionate about developing students as leaders, strengthening campus communities, and creating environments where every student is known, supported, and empowered to thrive.
Originally from Pennsylvania, Kelley is excited to return to Maryland with her husband Hoyt and to join the Mount community.