Kelley Long is a certified public accountant (CPA), Cincy Chic's former financial columnist, a downtowner, and a financial coach and owner of Kelley C. Long Consulting. You can e-mail her at kclmoneycoach@gmail.com.

Long graduated magna cum laude from Western Michigan University with an Accountancy degree and music minor. Through career experience that spans tax preparation, estate and trust-planning work, and investment advisory services, Long has assembled a well-rounded understanding of money and individual financial planning.

A native of the small town of Traverse City, Mich., living in downtown Cincinnati fulfills a childhood dream of urban living. She sits on several non-profit boards relating to education and healthy youth and is an avid character coach with "Winners Walk Tall." You may also find Long rescuing recyclables from the trash, as she is on a mission to save the environment, one aluminum can at a time.

To stay in shape, she teaches at Urban Active Fitness Centers and also cantors with Christ the King and St. Xavier churches. In her free time, she can be found hiking, trying to golf, reading, or working toward her goal of attending a professional baseball game in each stadium in the United States.