Keli advises organizations across health, education, and technology on strategic communication, executive messaging, and crisis preparedness.
She helps clients align messaging with organizational mission, prepare executives for high-stakes moments across diverse audiences, and develop narratives that make complex information accessible and actionable.
Before Fortius, Keli served as Department Chair of Communication and Associate Professor of Communication and Public Health at The College of New Jersey, where she was appointed to the institution’s emergency health and safety task force and college governance committee. She also spent five years on faculty at the University of Iowa, and her research in communication and public health has produced more than 20 peer-reviewed publications. She has consulted for organizations on leadership and public speaking.
Keli holds a Ph.D. from Penn State, an M.A. from the University of Delaware, and a B.A. from The College of New Jersey. Outside of work, she is kept busy by her two daughters—one on the dance floor, one on the sports field.