Kristan Kelly joined the executive leadership staff of Saluki Athletics in November 2024, as the department's senior associate AD for compliance/student services and NIL.

A Carbondale native, Kelly served as the senior associate AD for compliance at San José State from 2021-24 and was on the executive leadership team for the Spartans.

Prior to accepting her role at SJSU, Kelly spent seven years at the University of Memphis (2014-21). There she was the lead compliance person for football and men's basketball, and took over as the assistant AD for compliance in 2015. Kelly ran the Memphis compliance office and developed policies and procedures to ensure institutional rules aligned with NCAA and conference rules.

Before Memphis, Kelly spent two seasons (2012-14) at Saint Louis University where she served as the compliance coordinator. She provided rules interpretations for coaches, student-athletes and staff, while also working with the NCAA and the Atlantic-10 to educate the department on rules and regulations. Kelly assisted with outreach of former student-athletes for degree completion opportunity.

Kelly earned her juris doctorate from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2009. She received her bachelor's degree in forensic science from Saint Louis in 2006.