Susan Shelton is entering her second season at Shawnee State in 2012 after serving as the team's interim head coach for the 2011 season. She also served as an assistant coach with the Bears and helped lead the team to Mid-South Conference regular season and tournament championships which resulted in an appearance at the NAIA national tournament in Sioux City, Iowa.

Coach Shelton's coaching career began in 1991 when she returned to her high school to coach the junior varsity volleyball team. From 1999 - 2001, Coach Shelton was the varsity volleyball coach at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. Her first year, the team was regular season and tournament district champions. The team was also a regional semifinalist.  During this season, she was named all-area and All-Cardinal District Coach of the Year. In 2001, Coach Shelton stopped to spend more time with her family.

In 2002, Coach Shelton moved with her family to Adams County, Ohio. She returned to coaching in 2005, where she was the head volleyball coach at West Union High School in Adams County. The team was the Southern Hills League Champions and Sectional Champions in 2007. After that season, Coach Shelton left the high school coaching ranks to focus on club volleyball teams.  During this time, Coach Shelton ran a variety of skills and team camps.

Coach Shelton played collegiate volleyball at Shepherd College (now University) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia from 1987 to 1990. She was a four-year varsity starter. She received all-conference recognition her freshman and senior years.

Shelton lives in Blue Creek, Ohio with her husband Troy. She has two daughters, Elizabeth and Christina. Coach Shelton is a Health and Physical Education teacher at Valley High School in Lucasville, Ohio.