Kaily is a 2011 graduate of Prairie Valley High School and a 2015 graduate of Drake University.  She teaches instrumental music with a specialty in percussion at Ballard.  Kaily has been coaching cheerleading since the Fall of 2015, and her cheerleaders have participated in Honor Squad, Shrine Bowl, All-State, and the Iowa Cheerleading Championships. Most recently, the Ballard High School Competition Team won the Class 3A State Championship in the Fall of 2020.