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Shelby is a native of Madison County, Arkansas and serves as the State Geographic Information Coordinator of Arkansas. He directs the Arkansas Geographic Information Office a unit of the State Executive Chief Information Office. He previously worked as a Research Specialist at the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas. He has over 15 years of experience in GIS. He has served several leadership roles in Arkansas and was instrumental in organizing the State Land Information Board. Shelby is responsible for assisting the State Land Information Board in building a coordinated GIS system to meet the needs of the people of Arkansas. Shelby’s also been nationally recognized through serving on the National States Geographic Information Council Board of Directors from 2001 to 2005. He was selected to serve on a research committee of the National Academy of Science developing a national vision for a landownership database of the United States. In 2007 he was honored with a Life Time Achievement Award by the Arkansas GIS Users Forum for his contribution to the GIS community. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from the University of Arkansas.

He and his wife Belinda live in Little Rock, Arkansas in his spare time loves riding bicycles, motorcycles and kayaking.