Shelley Villalobos is a communications and program management professional focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation within the forestry sector. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Communications in 2010 with a minor in Spanish and subsequently earned a graduate certificate in Leadership in Sustainability. She has more than a decade of experience in non-profit management implementing programs related to change management and multi-stakeholder collaboration at the city, state, bioregional and federal levels. While at the University of Oregon, she played on the Top 20 ranked softball team and wrote an environmental opinion column for the Daily Emerald.