The CEO of Interior Community Services (ICS) has taken a leave of absence after being charged with assault in connection to a domestic incident.
Kelly Kelland’s charge stems from a July 8 incident at a home in Monte Creek.
Her next court appearance is Aug. 31.
Tracy Hoot, chairwoman of the ICS board, released the following statement on Monday:
“The board of directors for Interior Community Services would like the community to know that we are in full support of Kelly Kelland and expect that she will be fully exonerated of the charges currently before the courts. In the meantime, we respect her decision to take a leave of absence for the interest of the agency, until this private matter is resolved.”
Kelly Kelland
Along with her duties as CEO of Interior Community Services, Kelland and her partner have a website that promotes a company called Attainable Art, which features pottery created by the couple.
Kelland was inducted into the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame in 2011, when she was 48, following her time playing softball at Ohio State University, where she set the university record for strikeouts in a season and where she also earned a teaching degree.
Kelland was a member of Team Canada’s softball team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Summer Games.
Kelland lived in Australia before arriving in Kamloops in 1990.
Interior Community Services is a non-profit agency providing about 50 programs in 32 communities, including Merritt. It offers support and services to approximately 1,100 people every day, from infants to seniors.
Programs offered through ICS include Meals on Wheels, Kamloops Early Language and Literacy Initiative (ABC Literacy Day), Cool To Be Kind Week, Family Therapy Centre, affordable-housing initiatives, community gardens and counselling services.
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