Kelly Anne Wilde
Kelly Anne Wilde is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, serving seven years in the Arizona Army National Guard as a Public Affairs Specialist. After her tour in Iraq, she worked for the Arizona National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, a Department of Defense effort to connect National Guard and Reserve service members and their families to resources before, during and after deployments. She then worked for the Arizona National Guard’s State Public Affairs office. After earning her degree in communications she moved to Chicago as a copy writer. After two Chicago winters, she returned to Arizona where she is currently the Assistant Director of Programs for the Arizona Coalition for Military Families and is the Direct Service Team Lead for Be Connected. ACMF and Be Connected are recognized as national best practice models for building the state’s capacity to work together to support service members, veterans and their families.
