Kelley Bannon Lashley
(Political Science, B.A., 1995)
Kelley Bannon Lashley graduated in 1995 with a degree in political science and a doctor of jurisprudence degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1999. She is a partner at Calleton, Merritt, De Francisco & Bannon, LLP and a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law. Bannon Lashley is a Cal Poly softball alumna and the founder and president of the Cal Poly Varsity Club, an alumni chapter for former student-athletes. She has worked to gain representation for all Cal Poly sports on the club’s Board of Directors and to connect Cal Poly alumni to athletic events and activities at Cal Poly and throughout the United States. She has served in various volunteer roles at Cal Poly, including the Mustang Athletic Fund, Board of Directors, 2002-2005; Alumni Association Board of Directors, where she chaired the Spirit and Traditions Committee, 2011-2017; and the Athletics Director’s Advisory Council, 2015-present. Bannon Lashley is leading the effort to raise funds for a new $300,000 batting cage for the Cal Poly softball team. Bannon Lashley’s husband Dan is a former wrestler at Cal Poly and a 1996 physical education and kinesiology graduate.