Cole Kelley

Office held

Teaching and financial experience

Cole Kelley teaches financial literacy and business at American Fork High School. His state board biography describes a lengthy classroom career, a master’s degree in educational counseling and an educational-administration endorsement. Before and alongside that work, he has been an entrepreneur and financial planner. His professional background therefore includes both teaching business concepts and practical work involving personal finance and enterprise. ^[1]

Election and geographic reach

Kelley was elected to the Utah State Board of Education in 2024. He represents eastern Utah County and Wasatch, Duchesne, Daggett and Uintah counties. His official biography describes a desire to keep students central to board decisions and connect his interests in business and education. His constituency reaches from growing Wasatch Front communities into the Uinta Basin and northeastern Utah. ^[1]

Youth programs and business

Kelley’s work outside the classroom includes a small business organizing sports camps and events. His biography describes running camps for Olympic gold medalists and organizing a major Utah high-school wrestling event. These activities add youth programming and event management to his teaching and counseling credentials, broadening the professional experience he brings to education governance. ^[1]

Kelley is vice chair of the state board’s Finance Committee. ^[2]

Current professional affiliations

Kelley’s 2026 professional disclosure identifies teaching at American Fork High School and a leadership role in a wrestling organization that runs wrestling events and tournaments. Those specific affiliations corroborate the combination of school employment and sports entrepreneurship described in his biography. The filing provides an additional public record of his ongoing professional involvement. ^[3]

Profile sources

Profile refreshed October 20, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.

1. Official state board biography · Official record
2. Current board committee assignments · Official record
3. 2026 public professional disclosure · Official record

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