Built Different.

Shelle relocated to the Asheville area in 1997 because of the gentler climate and the friendlier, slower pace. In 1999, her love of and experience with building and development moved her to purchase 55 acres in Madison County. She subdivided the property, installed roads and utilities, and built her own passive solar thermal home (converted to active solar in 2008). In 2005, Shelle joined Beverly-Hanks & Associates, the top real estate company in WNC and continues her success with them today.

Born and raised in Ohio, she earned a B.A. in Psychology from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Shelle interned at Cornell Medical Center in White Plains, NY, and has participated in dozens of volunteer activities including assisting the blind, underprivileged youth, teaching special needs students and conservation based education. Her most recent volunteer efforts with local Animal Rescue groups resulted in the rescue and placement of over 200 homeless animals.

Shelle enjoys the eclectic atmosphere Asheville offers including local cuisine, fine dining, hiking and cultural arts. Horticulture and travel are two more passions of Shelle's. She has visited numerous Botanical Gardens and has been overseas several times to a total of eight countries, giving her the diversity to work effectively with all people. She enjoys North Carolina living on 20+ acres with her menagerie of farm animals and pets.

Sustainable building and development are very high priorities in Shelle's life and career. She has held the Asheville Board of Realtors ECO Professional Designation since June 2006 and the National Association of Realtors Green Professional Designation since 2009.