Kelly Zona

Kelly works with Fab Labs and Makerspaces across the world to help them with every phase of development including community stakeholder identification, equipment selection, space planning, installation, and program and curriculum development.   She specializes in teaching design and engineering, digital fabrication, and electronics and programming.  She particularly enjoys creating professional development sessions for participants to build interactive projects utilizing multiple digital fabrication tools and microcontrollers.  Previously she has worked in various roles centered around creative technology for organizations including Northeastern University, US Special Operations Command, the Fab Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Fab Academy, Johns Hopkins University, Fab Lab Baltimore, and Fab Lab DC.  She holds a Master of Architecture from Cornell University, a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in architecture from SUNY Buffalo, and a Diploma in Digital Fabrication from Fab Academy.