After receiving her juris doctor from Syracuse University College of Law, Jen Shelley started her career as a lawyer and spent time as a legal fellow at the office of Congressman John Carey. Soon thereafter, she made a career switch and worked as director of admissions and financial aid at St. Timothy’s School in Stevenson, Maryland. She graduated magna cum laude from Villanova University, where she received a bachelor of arts in political science. She was also selected to speak at her college graduation.