JENNIFER SHELTON ’93 is director of the Snohomish County Small Business Development Center. She has been an SBDC-certified business advisor for several years. For five years, she directed the SBDC at Western Washington University and was recognized for growing the office into what is today considered the main resource for economic development services in Whatcom County. Jennifer wrote and taught curriculum on business planning and technology for Edmonds Community College. A graduate in communication from SPU, she earned an MBA in leadership from WWU and has written on business for several publications including Business Pulse Magazine and the Bellingham Business Journal. She lives in Seattle.