Director of Workforce Development
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Westfield, Indiana, United States
Kelly Freeman, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, DipACLM, is a board-certified adult/geriatric primary care nurse practitioner, health policy scholar, and international speaker with nationally recognized expertise in lifestyle medicine workforce development, education, and systems transformation. She serves as Director of Workforce Development at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, where she leads strategic initiatives to build, sustain, and scale the lifestyle medicine workforce across clinical, academic, and organizational settings.
Kelly brings a distinguished background spanning clinical practice, executive leadership, academia, and military service, including her role as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Nurse Corps. Her professional experience includes leadership positions in primary care, higher education, consulting, and health systems innovation, with a focus on value-based care, clinician well-being, and workforce sustainability.
She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska and her Master of Science in Nursing from Indiana University, where she also completed post-graduate certificates in public health and nursing education. She is currently a PhD candidate in Health Policy.
A published author and thought leader, Kelly has co-authored four book chapters and multiple peer-reviewed publications on lifestyle medicine reimbursement, shared medical appointments, workforce models, clinician burnout, well-being, and cost savings. She is both a Diplomate and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
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Saturday, November 7, 2026
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET