In February 2021, Kelly DeJonge joined the Wisconsin Department of Justice - Office of School Safety as the Critical Incident Response Coordinator. Prior to joining the OSS, Kelly was a law enforcement officer in a suburb of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin for 21+ years.

During her career in law enforcement, Kelly gained experience in various positions at the department including Patrol Officer, School Resource Officer, Community Outreach Officer/Crime Prevention and Public Information Officer. While working as the School Resource Officer, Kelly obtained a strong passion for school safety and believes that education will be hindered if students and staff do not feel safe in their school buildings. Kelly served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) from 2014 - 2021. In addition to serving on the NASRO board,

Kelly is a certified NASRO Instructor and Past President of the Wisconsin Juvenile Officers Association.