Dr. Kelly Duncan serves as the Executive Director of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. She has been involved in the profession of counseling for over 30 years and has worked as a counselor educator since 2003. Dr. Duncan had the privilege of serving as a counselor educator at three universities, coordinated a university counselor training clinic, and was a dean of a School of Education prior to joining the ACES staff. She was the executive director of a state counseling branch for 15 years. Her background in counseling and association management allows her to meld her skills in her current role.

Since coming to ACES, Duncan has worked to highlight the work of the association more visibly and to facilitate collaborations between ACES and other counseling affiliate groups. She spearheaded the increase in research grant funding for members along with expanding ACES’s continuing education offerings resulting in its new learning management system. Promoting professional counselor identity and advocating for counselor educators and supervisors continues to be a key focus in her role as executive director.

She is a licensed professional counselor in the state of South Dakota.