Kelli Case, a Citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, serves as Staff Attorney at the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University (IFAI).

Prior to joining the Initiative, Kelli earned her B.S. in Agribusiness from Oklahoma State University and her J.D. from the University of Tulsa. While in law school, she also completed the Certificate in Native American Law program. During her time in school, Kelli clerked for both the Chickasaw and Pawnee Nation court systems where she spent time immersed in tribal codes and working to improve the lives of tribal citizens.