Michele “Shelly” Green

Michele “Shelly” Green is senior vice president, human resources operations, Building Systems and L&W Supply and Senior Director, Human Resources for USG Corporation.Green joined USG in 1994 and her previous assignments include senior director, talent management and diversity, USG Corporation; director, Human Resources, USG Corporation; manager, Employee Relations, USG Corporation; manager, Employment and Recruiting, USG Corporation; human resources manager, Fremont, Calif., United States Gypsum Company; and human resources supervisor, Westlake, Ohio, USG Interiors. During her tenure with USG, Green has played an instrumental role in several critical initiatives to help strengthen the company. They include working with a core team to implement shared services in the human resources organization; spearheading the succession planning process for presentation to the Board of Directors; and directing the development of a Corporate-wide talent management program that focuses on the identification and development of high potential employees. In addition, Green she has directed the Corporate-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives, focusing on the Company’s efforts to increase representation of women and persons of color, community service and the creation of Employee Resource Groups. Green is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC) and the Society of Human Resource Professionals (SHRP). She also completed USG’s Emerging Leaders Program, the Leading Women Executives Program and holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources designation (SPHR). She is a member of the selection committee for the Buckeye Leadership Fellows Program at The Ohio State University. Outside of USG, Green sits on the advisory board of the DeVry Human Resources Program and is the Treasurer for the Owen Elementary PTA in Naperville, Ill. Green earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. She also holds a Master of Arts in organizational management from the University of Phoenix in Pleasanton, California. She and her husband reside in Aurora, Ill., with their two young children.