Shelley A. Bennett Trifos is a native of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Shelley received her Canadian Institute of Management designation in May, 1991, and is currently enrolled in the part-time Bachelor of Business Administration degree program at the University College of Cape Breton.

Shelley has served as both Secretary and Treasurer for the Cape Breton Branch of the Canadian Institute of Management, as well as Campaign Chairperson and President of the Cape Breton Community Concert Association, and is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Sydney.

In 1987, Shelley joined the administrative staff of C.A. Campbell Consultants Limited, Consulting Engineers, as senior stenographer. She quickly assumed responsibility for a wide range of office duties, including compilation of technical specifications and contract documents.

In 1989, Shelley joined Trifos Design Consultants. During her tenure, she assumed many administrative tasks, such as reorganizing all company project files, restructuring the project/proposal record-keeping system, and devising an effective accounting system for all Client/Project invoices. The accounting systems incorporate aspects common to an Architectural-Consulting Firm, such as maintenance of time-accounting records; invoicing of fixed-fee, manhour, or percentage-of-construction-cost projects; providing financial institutions with monthly accounting data; establishment and maintenance of project work-in progress listings; compilation and verification of project construction progress claims and holdback-release certificates; provision of all documentation required for company financial statements; and review and approval of accountants' draft financial statements at year-end.

In her position as General Manager and Specifier, Shelley is responsible for the hiring of personnel, handling of Client inquiries, and supervision of the staff of Trifos Design Consultants.

In 1991, Shelley began to undertake numerous interior-design and product-specification tasks; and, since that time, she has worked as a design-team member on many architectural-design projects. She is responsible for the selection and specification of interior-design products, including floor finishes; wall and window treatments; furniture; fixtures; etc.

Shelley is responsible for the interior design of many of Trifos Design Consultant's architectural/interior design projects. Some of those interior-design projects are as follows:

• University College of Cape Breton Campus-Centre Expansion, Sydney, Nova Scotia
• CND Health-Care Center (MacGillivray Guest Home Addition), Sydney, Nova Scotia
• St. Joseph's Church and Pastoral Centre, Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Silicon Island Art and Innovation Centre, Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Tiagh Gradhach (Children's Training Centre), Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Gail Rudderham Chernin Law Offices, Sydney, Nova Scotia
• League Saving's and Mortgage Co., Sydney, Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Legal Aid Offices, Sydney, Nova Scotia
• New Dawn Pine-Tree Park Guest Home, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Shelley's interests include reading, powerwalking, and skiing.