Owners Roundtable List

Kelly Reid Jackson is the Executive Director of the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (SLC3). She assumed this position in September 2018 becoming the first woman in the role and just the fourth leader since it was founded in 1971.  Her role requires wearing multiple hats including leading the strategic direction of the organization, managing day-to-day operations, programming training and education programs, overseeing 40 events in a year, managing all committees and volunteers and directing all marketing and membership growth efforts. The organization’s members consist of some of the largest owners such as Ameren, Bayer, Washington University, BJC and St. Louis County and associate members who are mainly consisting of architects, engineers and contractors. The organization’s key focus is to better the St. Louis Region through innovation, training and education, diversity and inclusion, and collaboration. The organization is unique as it truly brings all stakeholders together for total collaboration on a variety of issues and initiatives. Kelly has 32 years of business experience with a heavy emphasis on marketing/PR/sales and is a most notable alumni of Webster University. She has degrees in Advertising and Marketing Communications, Media Communications and Legal Studies. She has spent 25 years in the design and construction industry working primarily for mid-sized to large AEC firms. Prior to the SLC3, Kelly founded KRJ Marketing, a marketing, design, and web agency she led for 8 years.  Her firm was recognized in the top marketing, web and PR firms in St. Louis by Small Business Monthly and online sources. Kelly is a Jane of all-trades as a graphic designer, writer, website developer, digital marketing expert, business consultant and of course non-profit executive. 

She was raised at the South City/County Border of St. Louis, and is married to her engineer husband of 24 years of which they share a grown daughter.  Kirkwood was her home for 17 years where she volunteered extensively for the Kirkwood Des Peres Chamber, Kirkwood Special Business District, Kirkwood School District, and was the Leader of a Girl Scouts Troop for eight years and Troop Organizer over many troops. In February 2024, she moved to O'Fallon in the Streets of Caledonia subdivision. Kelly is passionate about her community and making it better. She also loves the field of marketing and is featured in the G.R.I.T. Growth Book where she became an international best selling author. She has published many articles and written numerous blogs and white papers. She was honored in 2024 by the Small Business Monthly in the Wonder Women edition for her work at the SLC3.