Kelly Massey

• Position: Instructor
• Department: Business Administration
• Office Location: Bldg 76 Room 113
• kmassey@uwf.edu
• Campus: 8504742567

Biography

Kelly Massey has been the Regional Director for the Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UWF since 2014. As Regional Director, Massey oversees the business consulting and training operations of the SBDC offices located in Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, and Panama City Beach, along with nine outreach locations, serving the 10 counties in Northwest Florida. He was previously the Center Director for the Henderson State University SBDC located in Arkansas. Massey has also taught graduate-level MBA courses for the last 15 years. Additionally, he has owned and operated tax preparation and real estate investment businesses and is an angel investor.

In 2010, Massey earned the Arkansas State Star Award for SBDC. In 2012, he was awarded the National Small Business Administration Consultant of the Year for the nation at National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C. In 2019, UWF earned the Florida SBDC Region of the Year Award. In 2022, he earned the Raymond C. Dyson Faculty Service Award at UWF. Massey is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP), a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a Certified Economic Development Professional (EDFP), a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), and a Certified Business Advisor (CBA).

Massey has a Master of Business Administration. His prior 12 years of experience were in the human resources management field working for large manufacturing companies such as Georgia-Pacific, International Paper Company, and Stant Manufacturing, Inc.

Massey also serves on the FloridaWest Co:Lab Board, Okaloosa Technical College Advisory Board, and the Pensacola Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Group.