Chair
Yuma County Drug Free Community & the Yuma County Anti-Drug Coalition
Upon graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in Business Administration, Shelley became the 4th generation to follow in her family’s business, RL Jones Insurance. Her husband, Colin Mellon, is a 3rd generation Yuma produce farmer with Mellon Farms, Inc. Currently, they own their own farm and a ground application company. Shelley is a licensed Personal & Commercial, Life & Health Insurance Broker in Arizona and California, and a certified Habitude facilitator. Shelley owns and operates the three locations of RL Jones Insurance & MVD Services.
Shelley serves as Chair of the Southwest Arizona Town Hall, the Yuma Education Advocacy Council, Education Forward Arizona Board of Directors, Board of Trustees for the Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center, member of the Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center Pediatric Oncology Fund Committee, Yellow Ribbon-Suicide Awareness Committee, Arizona House of Representatives Teen Mental Health AD HOC Committee, Board Member and Governance Committee of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation, Director of the Yuma Youth Leadership Council, Director of Yuma Youth Town Hall, Chair of the Yuma Union High School District Bond Campaign, Yuma Union High School District Governing Board Member, Board Member of the Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma, the Yuma County Education Foundation, Chair of the Yuma County Drug Free Community, the Yuma County Anti-Drug Coalition, the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, S June Pallack Award Council, the Benesche Collection (YRMC Art Heals), Mentor with Yuma Up Mentoring Program, Yuma Leadership, Board of Directors of the Evangelical Free Churches of America, Founding Board Member and Elder of Journey Church, volunteer and advocate for Healing Journey, founding Board Member of AdvoKATE Foundation, founding member of San Luis Rotary, Member of Yuma County Food Incubator, Member of P.E.O. Chapter Q. Past Board member of Arizona Town Hall, the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce, the Rio Colorado Commission, the Arizona Mexico Commission, the Yuma Executive Association, Expect More Arizona and Expect More Arizona CEO Council. Mellon is also the recipient of the International Athena award, Yuma County Citizen of the Year, Arizona Community Foundation Outstanding Leader, Yuma County Chamber Member of the Year, and Arizona Businesswomen’s Territorial Charter Chapter HerStory Recipient, recipient of the 48 Women, Arizona's Most Intriguing Women of the Decade, Miss Yuma County 1986, and Miss Arizona 1st Runner-up 1987.
Colin and Shelley are grateful to be able to raise their three children on their farm in Yuma. Tanner-Graduate of Purdue University, Masters Krannert School of Management, Mckenna-Graduate of Cornell University, Dual major, Communication and International Agriculture and Rural Development, and Walker- ASU WP Carey Business School and Barrett’s Honor College, Majoring in Economics.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM