Shelley is the Associate Director of Communications and Editor of the Catholic Spirit, the diocese’s monthly newspaper. She also publishes The Weekly Update, which is a bulletin service for parishes, and manages the online digital newspaper - Spiritus.
Shelley holds a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Journalism from Texas A&M University. She and her children, Drew and Kayla, are parishioners of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Cedar Park. She teaches third and fourth grade religious education, loves to read and has worked at the Diocese of Austin for more than 20 years.