Shelley was an Audit Manager for a major regional CPA firm, providing financial statement and accounting systems audit and corporate and individual tax services. She held Comptroller positions overseeing all corporate financial and accounting systems concerns for multiple franchise automobile dealerships. Shelley was past president of the Washington Society of CPA’s local Spokane Chapter and served as a board member for several years prior to serving as their president. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business with an accounting emphasis from Eastern Washington University, and has held her CPA license with the Washington State Board of Accountancy since 1992.