Keiley was born in 1970 and raised in Goulds,[1] a community just south of St. John's, in Newfoundland, Canada.
She attended St. Kevin's High School and York University, completing the theatre directing program in 1994.
[2] While attending York University, Keiley founded the Splash Cabaret Series in St. John's.
For Artistic Fraud, Keiley has directed The Cheat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Burial Practices, among others.
[citation needed] Keiley became the artistic director of the National Arts Centre English Theatre in 2012.