Ethics

Mr. Riddle is the President of Kelmar Global Investigations and has more than 42 years of investigative experience.  He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Alabama. 

1) He is the past President (2010-2012) for TALI - the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators 

2) He served on the TALI Board of Directors (2007-2010) 

3) Kelly was the recipient of the 2013 the Investigator of the Year award, the highest recognition presented by the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators

4) Kelly is the author of 14 books and has published more than 40 articles

5) He is the Founder of the Coalition of Association Leaders comprised of past and present board members from state, national and international associations

6) Kelly is the Founder and President of the PI Institute of Education

7) He is the Founder of the Association of Christian Investigators -more than 2000 members

8) Kelly obtained his Texas Certified Investigator designation (less than 50 in TX.) 

9) Served on the Board of Directors for the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.

10) Kelly is on the Public Relations committee for the Council of International Investigators

11) He is the Membership Chair for the San Antonio Chapter of ASIS

12) He was chosen as the “PI of the Year” by the NAIS

13) PI Magazine named Mr. Riddle as the “#1 PI in the United States”

14) Kelly was chosen as “One of the Top 25 PI’s of the 20^th Century.”  

15) Kelly serves as the Region 4 Director for NCISS

16) Kelly is on the Advisory Board for the Florida Assoc. of Private Investigators (FAPI)

17) Board of Directors for the Intellenet Board Accredited Investigator certification

18) Founding Board Member/Advisor for the non-profit organization “Can You Identify Me.”

19) Board of Directors - National Association for Missing and Exploited Children

20) Presented the NALI Editor-Publisher Award in 2004.

21) Serves on the Board of Directors for the National Assoc. of Legal Investigators (NALI)

22) Kelly was named one of America’s Top PIs of 2022 by PI Magazine.

Mr. Riddle is a member of NAIS,TALI,NCISS,COAL,ASIS,NALI,FAPI,LAPI, USAPI,ACI, NAAA,PICA,WIN, NLLI, CTIB, CLEAR,IOPIA,TIDA,CII,ASSIST, AALPI