Shellie Salazar

Shellie grew up in small-town Dublin, Georgia in a big, tight-knit family where hard work and community involvement were ingrained at an early age. She went on to play college tennis at Furman University, where she graduated suma cum laude, majoring in Spanish. Shellie studied abroad in Mexico and Spain before continuing her education at the University of Georgia, earning a master’s degree in Spanish literature. She then interned with Mission to the World in Chile, working with college students and a local ministry to the blind. Upon arriving in Atlanta, Shellie worked with Tennis Academy of the South where she tutored, coached, and traveled with the nation’s top junior players. Shellie later joined the faculty of Wesleyan School, where she taught high school Spanish, coached cross country, and served as Head Coach for varsity tennis. Throughout her seven years at Wesleyan, she ...