As a Partner in Frazier & Deeter’s Advisory Practice and SOC National Practice Leader for the firm, Shelby contributes 25 years of diverse experience in external and internal IT audit, cyber security and risk management with specialization in System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations. Her career includes responsibility for the successful creation, execution, implementation, optimization and testing of operational and IT controls.  She is a nationally recognized as industry leader in SOC consulting, instruction, and reporting for organizations ranging from small start-ups to large public organizations.

Shelby has worked with a variety of institutions and industries, assisting clients with reviewing and establishing internal controls over IT environments, regulatory compliance and industry framework assessments (SOC, COSO, COBIT, CMS, NIST, ISO, HIPAA, etc).Her industry experience encompasses financial services, healthcare, insurance, pharma, telecom, manufacturing, utility,staffing, automotive, softwareas a service, and government.

From beginning her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, to IT Audit Manager of a global insurance and investment company and then becoming the longest tenured and only female Chief of Staff of a multi-billion-dollar investment organization, she understands the importance of internal control,operational, business and investment risk management, communication, compliance, transparency and delivery. 

Shelby has been the author and instructor of the AICPA SOC for ServiceOrganizations School since 2020. Shelby also contributes SOC related content to the CPA exam and serves as an AICPA SOC Peer Review Specialist, giving her valuable insights to SOC examinations performedby firms of all sizes. 

Active in her community, she is a former board member of the AtlantaChamber Players, a current Audit Committee Community Advisorfor Atlanta Public Schools, and a past recipient of the Obama Presidential Volunteer Service Award. She was named to the 2021 AtlantaBusiness Chronicle’s “PeopleOn The Move”, and cited in “Auditors: SOC 2 exams have become‘more challenging’”: The Title Report, a publication for title insurance companies, December 2019. Shelby holds both her Bachelorsand Masters Degreesin Accounting from the University of Mississippi, and is a frequent speaker for professional organizations and client events both nationally and internationally.