Nancy Shelton

About Nancy Shelton

Nancy Sung Shelton, M.A. has a varied professional and personal experience that equips and qualifies her to listen and contribute with discerning, compassionate and objective ears. Having dealt with her own personal difficulties and triumphs that included being a: teen mom, high school drop-out, welfare recipient, domestic violence survivor, parent of special needs children, death of a child, unemployment, under-insured, victim of crime. to obtaining a G.E.D. then Master degree, getting off public assistance, becoming gainfully employed, possessing 20+ years of professional and leadership experience in human services, many years serving as a community activist/advocate in several volunteer roles, and just functioning as a resource to those in need. Ms. Shelton is very comfortable in diverse situations from chatting to conversing, from the streets to the office, from the living rooms to the church halls, she speaks and is articulate in the language of youth, parents, and elders, cultural linguistics, research and policy, and overall community vernacular. She traverses spaces with ease, and has developed and nurtured key relationships - birthing \"street cred\" in the neighborhood and legitimacy among her colleagues. Ms. Shelton\'s professional experience incorporates: • Cultural Intelligence Strategist/Consultant • Poverty Simulations • Community-Based Participatory Research • Human-Centered Design • Program development, implementation and management • Grant and curriculum writing • Trainer and Coaching • Contract administration • Strategic planning • Solution-focused actions and conscientious engineering of multi- disciplinary/multi-agency teams • Facilitation of the subsequent deployment of information, services, and resources in response to the needs and best interest of the community\'s children and their families • Professional development consultation activities across the United States, focusing on areas of cultural competence; poverty; and racial equity, racism, and oppression Ms. Shelton\'s volunteerism includes: • Respectful experience in advocacy on behalf and for the education of those whom are trauma exposed, underserved, crisis enmeshed, and disenfranchised.

Experience

1. Director - Justice Equity Diversity & Inclusion (Jedi)

   Luthern Services Florida

   Aug 2021 — Present · US

Education

• Monroe Community College

  Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.)

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

• National Louis University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)