Kelly Keenan, At Large

Real Property Division, Harris County

Kelly has been involved in various capacities with OCWH over the last five years, initially as a spouse of a board member (Sharon Beemer). He joined the board in 2022. Kelly has assisted as an announcer for the annual Casino Night and the annual Golf Tournament as a player and volunteer auctioneer. 

Kelly manages the Harris County Delinquent Tax Sale, which takes place on the first Tuesday of each month. The Tax Sale assists in collecting unpaid taxes and placing delinquent real estate back on the tax roll. Kelly has been managing the eight simultaneous auctions since 2014. Prior to working for the taxpayers of Harris County, Kelly worked in the national real estate auction industry for various auction companies, in executive operational and business development roles.

Kelly and his wife, Sharon, and have one daughter, Audrey, a recent grad from the Florida Institute of Technology. She recently started employment with BASF in New Jersey and is in the Professional Development Program (PDP).

Kelly is a Kansas native, and graduated from Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS with a BS in Business Administration. He is also a third-generation auctioneer and second-generation Realtor. Kelly enjoys playing golf, hunting upland birds and waterfowl, working in the yard, and watching sports. Kelly and Sharon are parishioners at St. Cecilia Catholic Community, where Kelly is active in Knights of Columbus, ACTS Men’s Retreats and as a lector at Mass.

WHY KELLY SERVES:

One of my re-occurring thoughts for the past couple years has been my need to offer more of my time and talents in service to others. I am doing this in some ways through my church, but I feel the need to go beyond the parish’s sphere of influence. I am drawn to the vision of the OCWH and the mission of connecting people to the non-profits and service based programming housed here.