She is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio as an Actress and Director, a Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg and a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Directors Lab in Toronto. Early in her film career, Shelagh founded Casting in Stone Inc. to provide Casting Director services in film and television. As a director, Shelagh has created work for ten years. Night Travelers, her third short film, was a National Screen Institute Drama Prize winner in 2007. Shelagh’s 35 mm short, One Night has screened at several international film festivals, most recently winning Best Manitoba Short at the Gimli Film Festival in July, 2011. She is a recent recipient of the award, Women In the Director’s Chair Career Advancement Module 2010, in collaboration with Women in Film Festival Vancouver.