Galveston, Texas — Mallory Shetley joins Texas Sea Grant as the new Administrative Coordinator providing support to the Director and Extension Team and is based out of Galveston, TX.
Shetley earned her Associate Degree of Interdisciplinary Studies from Alvin Community College. She initially started her higher education journey as a music major at the University of Missouri, taking a break to work while her husband finished his master’s degree in soil science.
Over the last ten years, Shetley has gained valuable experience working in logistics and operations in a wide variety of roles throughout the country, including Vice President of Operations at a local cocktail company, and logistical roles in agriculture, banking and wedding gown sales. She has a great interest in ocean conservation and wants to put her talents toward making a difference with Texas Sea Grant. While within the Texas Sea Grant Program, she wants to apply her skills in operations/administration to a worthwhile cause.
Shetley is a skilled musician. In her free time, she enjoys playing in community bands and small ensembles. Her favorite gig so far has been playing the Galveston Art Resident, or GAR event. She also enjoyed playing in a seaweed opereta, where she dressed and performed as a seaweed. Shetley likes to spend time on the beach or in nature with her dogs as well.
She embraces the words of Woodsy Owl, “Give a hoot! don’t pollute!”
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Texas Sea Grant is a unique partnership that unites the resources of the federal government, the State of Texas and universities across the state to create knowledge, tools, products and services that benefit the economy, the environment and the citizens of Texas. It is administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and is one of 34 university-based Sea Grant Programs around the country. Texas Sea Grant is a non-academic research center at Texas A&M University. The program’s mission is to improve the understanding, wise use and stewardship of Texas coastal and marine resources.