The Garden State Woman of the Year program, organized by Garden State Woman Magazine in 2005, annually recognizes truly remarkable New Jersey women. The women selected demonstrate exceptional leadership in their chosen professional lives, have a commitment to and are making a difference in the lives of others through their community service and serve as inspirational role models for other women striving to improve their life and the lives of others.

Many exceptional New Jersey women, accomplishing great things and making an important impact on the lives of others, often fly below the radar. This Garden State Woman Awards program offers an opportunity to highlight some of these as well as more prominent, special women in our state.

Kelly, has risen to the top of the Big Four accounting industry in being admitted to the KPMG partnership and as leader of the New Jersey advisory practice. She is the youngest Advisory Practice Leader in the firm nationally and one of only seven women partners out of forty eight partners in the New Jersey business unit.

In her role Kelly has oversight responsibility for 125 professionals and for focusing KPMG’s
advisory resources in the New Jersey market including practice and business growth, strategic planning, professional development, technical support and market activity. She also oversees four international client engagement teams of over 60 professionals in nine countries. She has unique capabilities in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and on risk management and compliance… read more