Kelly Nelson moved to China and began teaching at SUS Tech in the spring 2025 semester. She has previously taught in a wide variety of ESOL school settings including Tokyo International University in Japan as well as Lao Cai Teacher Training College in Vietnam. She has also taught in the USA, Thailand and Korea.
Kelly earned a BA in Marketing from Augsburg College and a M Ed in TESOL at the University of South Florida. She was a chairperson of the VietTESOL conference as well as a mentor for Action Research projects.