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Staff KELLY HARLEY
Kelly Foster-Harley is an Emergency Management Specialist with Chatham Emergency Management Agency. She joined CEMA in August 2010 as the Public Information Officer to oversee media relations. Kelly also serves as the Volunteer Coordinator and handles both the Community Emergency Response Team and Search and Rescue programs.
Kelly is no stranger to the media. She was a television reporter and anchor for seven years. Kelly started as a weekend Assignment editor at WFTV in Orlando, Florida. After six months, she moved to Rapid City, South Dakota where she spent a year and a half as the crime reporter and weekend anchor. In 2006 she accepted a job at WJCL/FOX 28 in Savannah, Georgia as the government reporter and weekend anchor. She ended her time there as the main anchor for FOX 28 and liaison for the Alzheimer's Association.
During her time in the news media, Kelly covered a variety of stories, including blizzards, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, St. Patrick's Day festivities, two Presidential visits, and the explosion at Imperial Sugar Refinery. She even climbed to the top of Mount Rushmore to cover the first ever cleaning of the historical monument.
Her excitement for the unexpected led her to CEMA. Kelly understands the importance of getting the facts out in order to keep a more informed and safer public. Kelly enjoys playing an active role in her community and working to better the lives of those who live in Coastal Georgia.
Kelly graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Political Science.
