Shelly has served two terms as President of the Congregation and continues to serve in various capacities on the Board of Governors. She is a past president of the Macon Chapter of Hadassah and participated in Leadership Macon in the Class of 1995. She is very active in the Georgia Bar, having helped to co-chair the annual Social Security program with Rudolph Patterson for many years before taking over as Chairperson of the program.