Everett Kelley (unionist)

Everett B. Kelley is an American labor union leader and president of the American Federation of Government Employees since 2020.

Born in Goodwater, Alabama, Kelley was educated at Sylacauga High School, then joined the United States Army, serving for three years, and then for a further eight in the reserve. After leaving the Army, he earned an associate's degree at Central Alabama Community College, a bachelor's of theology at Selma University, and a master's of theology at Rushing Springs School of Theology. He then became a professor at Rushing Springs, and also at the Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College. He became senior pastor at the St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Lincoln, Alabama, serving for 31 years.