Susie Shellenberger | |
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| Alma mater | Southern Nazarene University |
| Notable works | Brio , SUSIE Magazine |
Susie Shellenberger is an American speaker, author, and magazine editor.
Shellenberger has a bachelor's degree from Bethany Nazarene College (1978). [1] She taught high school speech and English teacher, [2] and was a youth pastor. [3] She created Brio , Focus on the Family's publication for teen girls in 1989, [4] and presented "realistic role models" while using magazines such as Seventeen magazine for ideas. [5] She edited the magazine throughout its 19 years of publication. [4] In 2001, she founded Brio and Beyond for girls aged 16 to 19. [3] For seven years she co-hosted a national weekly call-in radio show for teens, called Life on the Edge Live, also produced by Focus on the Family. [6] When Focus on the Family ceased publication of Brio, Shellenberger joined forces with marketing agency Premier Studios to create SUSIE Magazine, a monthly print magazine, in 2009. [7] [4] Shellenberger shared the messages of the SUSIE brand with young people by speaking before music concerts played by ZOEgirl. [3]
She also led teens on mission trips to different countries, including Brazil, [8] Panama City, [3] and the Caribbean. [9] She has been featured as a keynote speaker for the Girls of Grace conferences [10] with Point of Grace and has also traveled as an opening act for singer Rebecca St. James. [11] Shellenberger has written multiple books, starting with There's a sheep in my mirror in 1985. [12] Her books have been reviewed by several newspapers [13] [14] and by School Library Journal. [15]
Olivet Nazarene University awarded her its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. [16]