Kelly Stukus is the Director of Teaching and Learning for the Educational Service Center (ESC) of Northeast Ohio. Previously, Kelly served as a Curriculum Consultant for six years and one year as the Curriculum Coordinator at the ESC. Before joining the ESC, Kelly worked as a Race to the Top Regional Specialist. Her work included consulting with 33 area school districts on the execution of the Race to the Top grant with an emphasis on principal leadership and the implementation of the ELA and Math standards. 

Prior to joining the Race to the Top team, Kelly spent 16 years in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District. Her work there included serving as the Coordinator of Elementary Education focusing on curriculum development/implementation, providing on-site professional development, supporting elementary Focus schools, managing Title I Grants reporting and compliance, implementing the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, and supporting summer school programming for students and their families. Kelly was also the principal at Oxford Elementary School where she worked collaboratively with parents, students and staff to improve the school's report card ranking from Academic Watch to an Effective rating. Kelly started her educational career teaching fourth and fifth grade. 

Kelly is originally from Columbus, Ohio and relocated to the Cleveland area after attending John Carroll University. Kelly and her husband reside in Chagrin Falls with their two children. Kelly and her family love to travel to the beach and try to visit Sanibel Island, Florida once a year.