Shelly Weinstein has more 35 years of experience in providing care to athletes across the age and competition spectrum. She holds a BS in physical therapy from Temple University and an MS in Human Movement Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned an EdD in Leadership and Learning in Organization from Vanderbilt University in August 2021. Shelly is a board-certified sports clinical specialist and a nationally certified athletic trainer.

Shelly has been an SPTS and Red Cross-certified Emergency Medical Response instructor since 1997. During her active duty in the US Navy from 2004 to 2015, she volunteered as the Medical Operations Coordinator for the Marine Corps Marathon. Upon retiring as a Captain, Shelly became the first Marine Corps Marathon medical staff member overseeing care, logistics, and management of twelve events seeing 45,000 runners and 120,000 spectators annually.