Kelly currently serves as the City Administrator, City Clerk, and City Treasurer for the City of Santa Barbara, California, a municipal corporation with over 1,100 employees. She began her tenure in May 2024. The City of Santa Barbara is located about 90 miles north of Los Angeles on the Pacific Ocean and has a population of approximately 88,000 residents. Prior to arriving in Santa Barbara, she served the City of Hayward, California in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost 14 years, the last 8 years as City Manager. She also served Hayward as Assistant City Manager. Prior to joining the Hayward team, she worked for the Cities of Palo Alto and Fremont, California in a variety of capacities in the City Manager’s Office and other city departments. Ms. McAdoo earned Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, Economics, and International Studies and a Master’s degree in Public Administration, all from the University of Kansas.
It is a tragic reality that hateful ideology has found fertile ground online and offline, with consequences affecting not only Americans but people around the world. We cannot stand idle in the face of bias, bigotry, and extremism. Together, at the Eradicate Hate Summit and beyond, the collective will of individuals and organizations is needed to galvanize all people of good will to protect and defend our communities.
