Kelly Parker serves as Managing Director of Essential Services at Cedarstone, where she brings technical excellence, steady leadership, and a genuine commitment to serving clients with accuracy and care. With a background spanning audit, accounting, operations, customer service, branding, and business leadership, Kelly has built her career around delivering dependable, high-quality work that helps organizations move forward with confidence. She began her career in audit with KPMG and Arthur Andersen, where she developed a disciplined foundation in structured, detail-oriented financial work. She later co-founded and helped lead Memory Keepers, LLC for more than two decades, overseeing a wide range of functions including operations, marketing, customer service, and accounting.
At Cedarstone, Kelly leads Essential Services, helping ensure clients receive finance operations that are standardized, accurate, and dependable. She holds a BA in Accounting from Northern Illinois University. Outside of work, Kelly’s favorite roles are mom and grandmother. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors in her yard and stays busy with a variety of home improvement projects.