District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration, Pittsburgh District Office
Dr. Kelly A. Hunt is serving as the district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Pittsburgh District Office, where she is responsiblefor the delivery andleadership of the agency's financial and business development programsthroughout 27 counties in Western Pennsylvania.
Prior to her SBA appointment, Hunt was employed at California University of Pennsylvania, where she spearheaded astrategic initiative to improve the overall entrepreneurial culture of the university community, which included the creation of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center and Student Incubator.
Additionally, she spent five years as a development specialist at the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission where she implemented community and economic development initiatives throughout a nine-county region. Her work experience also includescurriculum development and instruction, having taught numerous undergraduate and noncredit courses in leadership, management, and business.
An entrepreneur herself, District Director Hunt hashands-on experience in starting and operating businesses in Pennsylvania. She also is involved in social entrepreneurship initiatives, through which she passionately inspires others to pursue entrepreneurship on a global level.
An Air Force veteran, Hunt served more than nine years as a security policeman. She holds a bachelor's degree in computer information systems management and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction and a doctoral degree in organizational leadership. A native of Washington County, Pa., Hunt serves on a leadership team for four local organizations and has traveled internationally to help communities around the world. Hunt has been married to her husband, Terry, for almost 30 years; they are the parents of three grown children and are grandparents to four granddaughters.