Christan Shelton

Christan Shelton is an urban educator who began her professional career as a defense attorney at Bryan Cave, LLP. Realizing her true passion is to help others, Shelton transitioned and began her career in education as a middle school mathematics teacher with Teach for America. During her last year in the classroom, before transitioning to her role as an instructional coach, 100% of her Algebra I students scored advanced or proficient on the Missouri End of Course Exam and 95% of her 8th grade students passed the Missouri State Assessment. She spent ten years at her Teach for America placement school relentlessly fighting to ensure that urban scholars receive a quality and equitable education.  After leaving her placement school, Shelton was awarded the Zuckerman Fellowship from the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. She received a master’s degree in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Shelton also received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Saint Louis University and a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law. She is currently working on her Doctor of Education Leadership degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.