As Executive Director, Shelley and her staff oversee the administration side of NVYS. Shelley relies on her 18 years of Organizational Development and Training experience with clients like Gap, Inc, DHL International, Jackson Family Wines, Hess Collection and Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Shelley's consulting work often takes her to Taiwan, China and Korea.

Shelley’s experience in non-profit administration includes three years as the President of the Napa Valley Language Academy CLASE Foundation where she oversaw fundraising and a large annual budget. Little know fact: Shelley began her college career as a music major and theater minor. Shelley also wears the hat of NVYS parent. Her sons, Cameron and Elliot play violin in NVYS and daughter, Madeleine plays cello in Sinfonia.

Shelley holds a Masters in Arts in Intercultural Communications from San Francisco State University. She also has studied abroad in Alnwick, England, and lived in Zermatt, Switzerland.

No surprise, in her free time Shelley loves to travel with her family, hike, read and enjoys an annual sojourn to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

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