Shelly began her career in change management at the age of 5 when she was enrolled at what was to be the first of the eleven schools she would attend prior to graduating from high school. Being the perpetual “new kid” forced her to quickly, and strategically, assess new environments, orient herself to new curriculum, policy and rules and figure out the political nuance involved in navigating recess.
Shelly kept up the fast pace by starting as receptionist and then working her way into the C-Suite to serve as executive director for two different non-profit membership-based associations. She is now a consultant and speaks on contemporary topics affecting organizations and society today including the intersection between the education-to-employment system and what it means to be human in an increasingly machine inhabited world.
Being a blue-collar girl in a white-collar world leads to some quirky observations. A revolutionary, self-proclaimed edupunk, she believes there is no time like today to burn it all down and start over.