Skelly serves as Executive Director for the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin (WRADRB), promoting the sustainable and resilient management of water resources within the Delaware River basin, which spans four states and provides drinking water for 15 million people. She serves as Vice Chair for the Chester County Solid Waste Authority Board, is on the Board of Directors for the Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania, is a Lead Mentor for the Cleantech Open Northeast, and was named Mentor of the Year for 2024.
Skelly leads cross-functional teams and builds coalitions to drive the successful implmentation of science-based solutions in energy and water resources sectors. Skelly led sustainability initiatives for NextEra Energy, where she launched an international partnership with Oxford, TCU, Stanford, UCLA, Duke University, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, USFWS, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to address key challenges to the growth of sustainable and resilient energy infrastructure. She served as Policy Director for Riverkeeper, worked with Dr. Judy Meyer to launch UGA’s River Basin Science and Policy Center, and worked at Los Alamos National Lab to evaluate groundwater risk from nuclear waste.
Skelly has a BS in physics from Clemson, and an MS in Hydrogeology from the University of Georgia. She is certified in Zero Waste and as a Six Sigma coach
“When members come together, whether it’s a board meeting, a public hearing, or a networking event, I look around at the wealth of expertise and experience gathered together in one place and think, ‘This is the group of thought and practice leaders you want shaping the future of the Basin.”
