Kelly J. Covert is Lecturer and Performer of Flute at Ithaca College. Kelly also teaches flute at Oswego State University, has a private studio in Baldwinsville, NY, and has been on the faculty at Syracuse University.

In addition to teaching, Kelly performs around the country in solo and chamber music concerts. She plays regularly with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse Opera, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Syracuse Society for New Music, Civic Morning Musicals and other chamber groups. Kelly has also developed a workshop for musicians that uses yoga as a medium to attain better focus and energy during performance which she presented at the 2009 National Flute Association Convention. She also performs with Dolce Flutes, a professional flute quartet based in Syracuse, New York. She has performed concertos with the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra, the Oswego State University Orchestra, and the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra.

Kelly has performed in masterclasses with James Galway, Paula Robison, Jan Gippo and Bonita Boyd. She was also one of six flutists chosen internationally to study with Trevor Wye at his Studio in England in 1998. She was a finalist in the 1998 St. Louis Symphony Young Artist Competition. Kelly attended University of Georgia and Ithaca College where she received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees with honors in flute performance. She has studied with Wendy Mehne, Claudia Anderson, Julie Stone and Jim Zellers. She lives in Baldwinsville, NY with her husband and two young sons and is a triathlete.