Brittany has worked as a creative professional for the last decade as a fine art painter, photographer, visual lead for the local church, and art teacher. She graduated from Montreat College, double majoring in Psychology and Human Services. Taking the human psyche and applying it in a school setting through the lens of formation and the arts is a deep passion. As a firm believer in being a lifelong student, Brittany also holds a certificate of practical ministry and theology. Teaching students and watching their “ah-hah!” moments as they discover the true, the good, and the beautiful in the context of a Christian education has been the focus and joy of her last five years of teaching.

You can almost guarantee that whatever Brittany is doing, she is trying to find a way to do it outside. Painting en plein air, gardening, golfing, or fly fishing fill her cup to the absolute brim. Brittany has been married to her best friends, Evan, for 11 years, and together they have two kids, Judah and Margaret Shepherd. Evan and Brittany were both raised in Alabama, but spent their newly-wed and young parenting years out West in Fort Collins, Colorado, working for Mill City Church. The Rocky Mountain peaks are forever etched into their soul as Team Kelly’s most favorite home away from home.

Brittany lives in pursuit of her everyday ordinary living being indivisible from the paths of righteousness that God orients her life towards. Illuminated living for His namesake - her most sincere adventure. She is grateful for the web of unique touch points ACC Academy allows her to have with students and their families from this perspective - from teaching about Monet, to teaching little minds how to hear and follow the voice of God. To be a small part of what God has planned for ACC Academy brings a smile to her face, and gratitude to the deepest parts of her soul!