Kayla Shelton is the Program Manager for the NIOSH-funded Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education based at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. She has been with the University since 2016 and the SW Ag Center since 2019. As the Program Manager, Mrs. Shelton manages account reconciliation, budgeting, travel coordination, purchasing, supply orders, and board meetings/event coordination. For outreach, this position will assist with inventory management, order fulfillment and coordinating/conducting outreach programs within the grant funded service region. Furthermore, Mrs. Shelton prepares contracts for internal and external subcontractors for large purchases for outreach education.

Mrs. Shelton holds a bachelor’s degree in health and kinesiology and a master’s degree in business administration from The University of Texas at Tyler.