Odessa Kelley is a community advocate and co-founder and Executive Director of Stand Up Nashville. Previously, she worked in Nashville’s Parks and Recreation department leading the Napier Community Center for more than a decade. In 2019, Kelley received the National Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Award for her work fighting for justice for working people, housing justice, and racial equity. She was also a National Courage Award recipient, Nashville Scenes 2018 Activist of the Year, and was awarded the Human Rights Rising Advocate award in 2018.