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Susie Shellenberger
Susie Shellenberger
Alma mater	Southern Nazarene University
Notable works	Brio, SUSIE Magazine

Susie Shellenberger is an American speaker, author, and magazine editor.

Career

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]

Selected publications

Shellenberger, Susie (1985). There's a sheep in my mirror!. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN 0-8341-1054-7. OCLC 12738694.
Johnson, Greg; Shellenberger, Susie (1991). Getting ready for the guy/girl thing : two ex-teens reveal the shocking truth about God's plan for success with the opposite sex. Ventura, Calif., U.S.A.: Regal Books. ISBN 0-8307-1485-5. OCLC 24211530.
Shellenberger, Susie (1995). Lockers, lunch lines, chemistry, and cliques. Greg Johnson. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers. ISBN 1-55661-483-7. OCLC 31938785.
Shellenberger, Susie (September 12, 2000). Dear Diary: A Girl's Book of Devotions. Zonderkidz.

Honors and awards

Olivet Nazarene University awarded her with their Centennial Award in 2000,^{[citation needed]} and awarded her its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.^[16]

References

^ "Youth revival services set at Nazarene Church". Telegraph-Forum. December 30, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ "Chief's contract renewed by Bethany school board". The Daily Oklahoman. January 10, 1986. p. 59. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fry, Martha (March 28, 2004). "Magazine editor lends christian ear to teens". The Tampa Tribune. p. 38. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hinton, Carla (June 6, 2009). "City resident creates girls magazine". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 75. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ Bendroth, Margaret Lamberts; Brereton, Virginia Lieson; Brereton, Virginia (2002). Women and Twentieth-century Protestantism. University of Illinois Press. pp. 118, 122, 124. ISBN 978-0-252-06998-7.
^ "Susie Shellenberger Author Profile". New Release Tuesday. June 27, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
^ "Teen Girl Magazine SUSIE Launches Despite Print Magazine Industry Decline". Marketing Weekly News. June 6, 2009 – via ProQuest.
^ McCaffrey, Raymond (June 19, 1999). "Girl joins 300 in mission to needy areas of Brazil". The Gazette; Colorado Springs, Colo. [Colorado Springs, Colo]. pp. LIFE3 – via ProQuest.
^ Gresh, Dannah (July 1, 2011). Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty. Moody Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8024-7849-8.
^ "Saegertown church hosting 'Girls of Grace Nation'". The Titusville Herald. January 28, 2008. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ "Ready to rock the carols". The Daily Oklahoman. December 6, 1997. p. 18. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ Shellenberger, Susie (1985). There's a sheep in my mirror!. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN 0-8341-1054-7. OCLC 12738694.
^ Robinson, Erika (April 6, 1992). "Book helps teens deal with puberty". The Californian. p. 15. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ Cochrum, Alan (November 4, 2000). "Book review". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 87. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
^ Soulliere, Joan (November 1995). "Nonfiction -- Lockers, Lunch Lines, Chemistry, and Cliques: 77 Pretty Important Ideas on School Survival by Susie Shellenberger and Greg Johnson". School Library Journal. 41 (11): 132 – via EBSCOhost.
^ "Olivet awards Shellenberger with Lifetime Achievement Leadership Award". Olivet Nazarene University. October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2010.