Dom Kelly is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of New Disabled South, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and New Disabled South Rising, its 501(c)(4) arm. Dom is one of a set of triplets with cerebral palsy and a lifelong disability advocate. He received a Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice. Dom is a part of the 2025 global cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity, was chosen as a 2024 Rockwood National Leading ‘From the Inside Out’ Yearlong Fellow, and was one of ten winners of the J.M. Kaplan Fund’s 2023 Innovation Prize. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Catie, their daughter Mahalia, and their dog Vivi.

Dom has been organizing in the New Disabled South since 2009, committed to building a progressive future for disabled people in his region. His previous roles as a senior advisor and founding member of Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign, and as a lead fundraiser and advisor on disability for her voting rights organization Fair Fight Action, both led him to make his vision for New Disabled South a reality.