Bio – David Kelly

David Kelly is the Government Affairs and Special Projects Manager for the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD). In addition to the management of Federal and State-level policy issues, he is focused on meeting the needs of NTMWD’s 13 member cities and more than 55 other customers.  David is also responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the District’s strategic plan.  
 
Before joining NTMWD, David served as the Executive Director of Orant Charities, a nonprofit working in the SE Africa nation of Malawi. David previously worked in Washington, D.C. for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Governor Rick Perry, was an appointee in the Bush Administration and managed Congressional Relations for an agency at the Department of Agriculture. 
 
David grew up and currently lives in McKinney’s downtown historic district with his wife Barbara and their dogs Rose and Charlie.  He is the a Board Member of the McKinney Community Development Corporation and is a member of the McKinney Rotary Club and the board of the Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation.  David is a graduate of the Leadership McKinney Class of 2019 and is a member of Leadership North Texas Class 17.