Our Team

Judith Shelton is the founder and principal of Shelton Taylor + Associates. 

Prior to launching the firm, Judith was the Vice President of Design Development for Krupp Realty in Boston, Massachusetts, transforming close to 100 properties for the company during her tenure. This corporate background equipped Judith with an extensive depth of experience in working with architects, engineers, and management specialists, while also providing invaluable insight into project management and financial constraints for both new builds and renovations.

During Judith’s successful career at Krupp, she identified an opportunity to leverage her knowledge and skill to impact the development of multi-unit residential properties. In 1991 Judith launched Shelton Taylor + Associates and has steadily grown her firm into an industry-leading team of talented interior designers. 

Judith remains at the forefront of the design process for Shelton Taylor + Associates multi-family projects while maintaining a high-end residential client base.

Katherine works with large scale, new development multifamily projects and has experience with all aspects of the interior design process including programming, creating design plans, construction administration, contract administration and FF+E procurement. She also collaborates with project design consultants ranging from architects to marketing teams.

As VP of Design Development, she oversees the company’s projects and is responsible for consistency in streamlining the design, implementation, and execution processes.

Prior to her current role, Katherine started out in early 2012 with being Shelton Taylor’s FF+E purchasing manager followed by lead project designer.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from The University of Alabama’s CIDA accredited program. Roll Tide!

Accreditations:

• NCIDQ Certification, Credential ID 34765
• Registered Interior Designer – State of Florida, Credential ID 6610
• Registered Interior Designer – State of North Carolina, Credential ID 230

Maggie has been a part of the Shelton Taylor team since 2015, gaining experience in almost every facet of the design and procurement process along the way. She has held roles such as Purchasing Manager, Design Assistant, and now Lead Designer which has afforded her a well-rounded set of skills.

As Lead Designer, Maggie selects and coordinates finish materials, fixtures, and furnishings for amenity spaces and units, as well as outdoor areas at each property. Her responsibilities range from assembling presentation boards, producing AutoCAD drawings and computer-generated 3D models to developing client proposals and budgets, and overseeing final installations.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Human Environmental Sciences from The University of Alabama

Sherry joined the team in 2015 as a Lead Designer. She is involved in the selection, coordination, and implementation of all interior architecture, finish materials, fixtures, and furnishings. Her responsibilities range from programming, space planning, assembling finish boards, presenting projects to clients, producing AutoCAD drawings to developing FF+E proposals, bringing projects within budget, and overseeing final, on-site installations.

While with Shelton Taylor, she has had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects including renovations, historical preservation, and new construction all in the multi-family facet. Sherry has also been able to utilize her 15 years of design experience to create many distinct spaces ranging from coastal to modern industrial and everything in between. Her focus is to bring a bit of personality, unique to each project.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design and a minor in Urban Affairs + Planning from Virginia Tech’s CIDA-accredited program.

Tiffany Grigston joined Shelton Taylor as a designer in the fall of 2019. Her wide-ranging knowledge in multi-family, student housing, and senior living design lends to her experience with all aspects of the design process from programming and construction documentation to FF&E selection.

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design – The Art Institute of Charlotte 2013

Madelynn joined the design team at Shelton Taylor in January 2022 where she has led a multitude of large-scale projects, including a 42-story high rise in Uptown Charlotte. She is responsible for leading project teams that consist of a few designers from schematic design through construction documents.

She started her design career at The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, California after graduating from West Virginia University.  She worked in LA for three years as the lead in-house designer for a real estate development company before moving to Charlotte where she refined her knowledge of construction documentation and permitting.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from West Virginia University; University of the Arts London

Caroline joined the multifamily sector of design when she joined Shelton Taylor in mid-2022. Her role as a project manager and designer includes preliminary programming, creating construction documents, designing furniture presentations, and creating 3D interior renderings. Her favorite activity in the design process is space planning.

She started her career in commercial office design in Atlanta in 2017 before moving to Charlotte. Her previous roles included performing life safety and code analysis, facilitating permit drawings, BOMA calculations and coordinating with MEP consultants. She primarily worked with landlords to prepare lease plans, manage base building files, and saw projects through from programming to the construction administration phase.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Appalachian State University’s CIDA accredited program.

Accreditations:
NCIDQ Certification, Credential ID 38137
Registered Interior Designer – State of North Carolina, Credential ID 406

Hannah joined the Shelton Taylor team as an Assistant Designer in March of 2022. She works with the design team to develop design ideas, select fixtures and finishes, develop preliminary space plans, pull together FF+E packages, create 3D renderings and digital presentation boards.

Hannah has a passion for art and caring for others. It was her love for art classes early on when she realized she could utilize both of these passions in the career field of Interior Design.

Education: Bachelor Degree in Interior Architecture – a CIDA accredited program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2021

Kristine joined the Shelton Taylor team as the operations manager in May of 2022. As a vital part of the team, she coordinates receiving and delivery with the corresponding warehouses, interacts with sales representatives, generates purchases orders and organizes/executes installations.

Her previous 6-year experience as an operations manager/customer service representative stemmed from a retail plumbing company where she learned customer service, plumbing technicalities, and international/domestic logistical tactics.

Education: Bachelor Degree in Marketing – Marshall University 2015