Her love of storytelling, research and fact finding can be traced back to her "inquisitive, question everything" grammar school days right through her high school and college years. After college, where she majored in Journalism, she spent years in the profession working her way up to producer for CBS and FOX affiliates producing daily newscasts and a wide array of specialty programming from sports to community affairs. But it would be the stories of bravery, strength and survival Shelley worked on as a daytime talk show producer at ABC that gave her career focus. Her show, The Most Crippling Condition on the life-changing effects of Arthritis would win the prestigious Russell L. Cecil Award and confirm her path as a producer of merit and unparalleled passion.