Name: Kelly Breidenstein
Age: 26
Hometown: Birmingham, Michigan (currently lives in Chicago, Illinois)
Occupation: Advertising Account Executive

Bio: Raised near Detroit, Michigan, Kelly Breidenstein currently resides in Chicago where she works as an advertising account executive. During college, Kelly studied communications and taught public speaking courses to undergraduates. After graduating from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Applied Arts, Kelly worked as a marketing and manufacturing director for an outdoors outfitter. She also guided kayaking trips and other wilderness excursions for them.

Kelly is an avid kayaker, backpacker, backcountry mountaineer and snowboarder, and has whitewater rafted down the Snake, Colorado, and White Salmon Rivers. She frequently kayaks on Lake Michigan to escape the city.

Before moving to Chicago, Kelly lived in Portland, Oregon where she spent much of her time outdoors, kayaking on the coast or hiking in the mountains. Kelly describes herself as adventurous, generous and strong willed.