Mayor Shelley Welsch

Mayor Shelley Welsch has served as the Mayor of University City since April 2010. Prior to this role, Welsch was the Executive Director and a founding member of The Green Center from January 1996 to January 2006, where efforts focused on outdoor environmental education and the arts. Welsch also founded Apropos Productions, Inc., serving as President from January 1991 to January 1996, providing freelance writing and film production services to non-profit organizations. In a prominent earlier career, Welsch worked at ABC Network News as an Assignment Manager from January 1986 to January 1992, overseeing significant special events productions and producing award-winning documentaries. Earlier experience includes serving as News Director at WHBQ Radio and KSLQ Radio. Welsch holds a B.A. in History from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, acquired between 1973 and 1975.