Rev. Kelly Perotti is Central’s Minister as well as Program and Communications Director for The Grow Center. She has a BA in English from the University of New Mexico and has worked in a variety of ministry settings over the years. In February of 2019 she was approved for Commissioned Ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and is pursuing a Master’s of Divinity through Phillips Theological Seminary. In her final year she will write a thesis on the topic of the church and domestic violence. She is involved with the local Community Commission to End Domestic Violence and has been a United Way Community Impact Volunteer. She is the mother of two sons.

In 2015 she was published in “Fresh Insights for Thriving in Today’s World,” an NIV Devotional Bible for Women.