Anna Kelles' Biography
- State Assembly (NY) - District 125, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building 833
Albany, NY 12248
Full Name:
Anna R. Kelles
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Joey
Birth Date:
04/11/1974
Birth Place:
Trumansburg, NY
Home City:
Ithaca, NY
PhD, Nutritional Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2000-2007
BA, Biology/Environmental Studies, Binghamton University, 1992-1997
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 125, 2021-present
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 125, 2022, 2024
County Legislator, Tompkins County Legislature for County District 2, 2015-2021
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Correction Committee
Member, Environmental Conservation Committee
Member, Health Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Housing Committee
Chair, Legislative Commission on Rural Resources
Member, Legislative Women's Caucus
Chair, Subcommittee on Agricultural Production and Technology
Member, Task Force on Food, Farm, and Nutrition Policy
Member, Task Force on Women's Issues
Former Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair, Housing and Economic Development Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member, Mental Health Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Chair, the Planning, Development and Environmental Quality Committee, New York State Assembly
Owner, Kelles Nutrition & Wellness, 2015-present
Full Lecturer of Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, 2015-2017
Program Director, The Green Resource Hub, 2012-2015
Director, the Green Resource Hub, 2012-2015
Project Manager, American Nutrition Association, 2012-2013
Director, School of Applied Clinical Nutrition at New York Chiropractic College, 2009-2012
Adjunct Faculty Member, Ithaca College, 2008-2009
Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000-2007
Biology Teacher, El Colegio Menor de San Francisco, 1999-2000
Ecological Guide, Yachana Lodge, 1998-1999
Former Member, Community Housing Development Fund Board
Former Member, Downtown Ithaca Alliance
Former Member, Ithaca Area Economic Development
Former Member, Southern Tier 8
Former Member, The Strategic Tourism Planning Board
Examination Administration Manager/Chair, Examination Development Council, Board for the Certification of Nutrition Specialists, 2013-2021
Pets (include names):
Two puppies (not specified)