Shelby Hoefling

Shelby Hoefling lives in Baltimore, Maryland. She considers her Grandma, actually known as Nanny, to be her best friend. When living out in California, Shelby had to rely on video chats to stay in touch in a meaningful way with her best friend who was 2,500 miles away. Not only was video chat useful with her Grandma, but she also used it with her nephew, Mac. Therefore, the main characters for her first book "Grandma's in the Phone!" are loosely based on the two people she often always liked to have inside her phone. Shelby also noticed that while video chat is something many children and relatives are experiencing within their homes, there is no children's book out there to teach children how to have quality conversations through video chat nor anything to simply tell a story about what we are all seeing every day! Shelby loves Seniors and therefore has worked in the Senior Living Industry throughout most of her career. She currently works at Dash Media, a company that films, edits, and posts weekly short-form videos for senior living organizations to help grow occupancy, recruit staff, and ultimately change the perception of senior living.