Rhonda Kelly

Rhonda Kelly, RN, NREMT-P, MBA, started in EMS in 1996 serving as an expanded practice EMT in the Antarctic. She volunteered in rural EMS prior to joining Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR) in Colorado as a Firefighter/Paramedic. She also obtained her RN and worked part-time as an ER and Psych ER nurse. In 2011, she became the Health & Safety Officer for AFR building a culturally competent and trauma-informed mental health program. In 2016, she founded ResponderStrong, a nonprofit dedicated to improving mental health supports for Emergency Responders, Healthcare Workers, and their families. In 2020, she integrated that program into the All Clear Foundation for which she served as Executive Director until she transitioned it to its research partner, NDRI Ventures, in 2024. In January 2020, she joined Global Medical Response as the National Director of GMR Life, GMR's health, wellness, and resilience program. She and her team serve GMR's 30,000 emergency medical personnel. They provide a range of supports including critical incident response, individual crisis response, a 24/7/365 crisis line, chaplaincy support, peer support, therapy dog services, and proactive education.