Kelley Skahan began teaching math in the Middle School at Columbus Academy at the start of the 2025-26 school year. She came to Academy with 13 years of experience teaching math for grades 4-8 at Viewpoint School in California, where she also served six years as department chair and coached the upper school cross country and track & field teams. Kelley obtained a B.S. in Accounting from Ohio University before earning her M.Ed. from Pepperdine University. Kelley and her husband Patrick, who is our director of admissions, have three daughters: Kinley '35, Rory '38 and Tatum.
Kelley's favorite thing about Columbus Academy
"The strong sense of community and support."
Favorite sports team
Pittsburgh Steelers
Little-known fact about Kelley
"I ran cross-country and track at OU. Now I enjoy training and running half-marathons and marathons. I’ve completed three marathons: Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles!"
- B.S. Ohio University , Accounting
- M.Ed. Pepperdine University
