Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt was born on January 10, 1975, in
Pensacola,
Escambia County,
Florida. Her father,
Captain Christian Robert Rondestvedt (b. 1950,
Massachusetts), is a retired
pilot in the
United States Navy and her mother, Cheryl Ann Rondestvedt
née Forbes (1951-2001), was a former middle school teacher. She has two younger brothers, Christian and James. She is of
Norwegian,
English,
Scottish,
German and
French descent. When she was a child, Rondestvedt's family moved to
Kings County, California. == Education and career ==