Her work has been awarded, published and exhibited nationally and internationally. Shelley was Design Director in the Office of the NSW Government Architect, and Associate Victorian Government Architect from 2006 – 2010. She is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Architecture at Melbourne University and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Art and Design at Monash University. She is a board member of the Linking Melbourne Authority, Deputy Chair of the Heritage Council of Victoria, Acting Chair of the National Capital Authority. Shelley is currently National President of the Australian Institute of Architects.