Kelley has a degree in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in
renewable energy and planning, holds a permaculture certificate, has
Transition Town training and is a self-taught graphic designer. Kelley
worked for the County of Santa Barbara's Planning Department managing
complex urban planning projects. In 1995, she joined her family
business, Rajala Rehab Products as the Marketing Director and a
Territory Sales Manager.
Kelley is a master project incubator and has started a yoga studio,
green retail store, clothing line, biodiesel co-op, community food
security garden and a BALLE
network. She was part of the initiating committee for Transition Sebastopol,
the 9th official “Transition Town”. She is the founder of the Livability Project and
currently the Executive Director of the Sonoma County GoLocal
Cooperative. Kelley is a big proponent and facilitator of community
mapping events. Her passion is economic localization and connecting
local dots. She predicts the future to be filled with hundreds of local
Livability Centers (sustainability hubs) across the country.
