Our new leadership is ready for the fight for our rights and is committed to building a movement that moves us beyond Roe to create a Texas where everyone has the right and ability to decide their own futures.
Planned Parenthood Texas Votes' Leadership
Shellie Hayes-McMahon, Executive Director
Shellie Hayes-McMahon (she/her) is the Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Texas and an unapologetic advocate for reproductive rights and justice. Shellie is committed to movement-building through radical transparency, inclusion, and accountability.
Shellie has more than 20 years of cross-sector professional leadership experience. She joined the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Texas team in 2021 as the Deputy Executive Director of Operations and Development. Before joining PPAT, she served as the Operations Director for Annie's List, managing the organization's ongoing operations to ensure the execution of its mission to elect Texas women to office.
Shellie is dedicated to building community and is a leader at organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, where she is the chair of the board of directors -- the first black woman to hold the position. She also serves on the boards of the Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute and the Lift Collective. Shellie is a respected leader in progressive politics in Texas. She is a former candidate, the former President of Black Austin Democrats, Treasurer and Senior Advisor of the Williamson County Democratic Party, and long-time Democratic Precinct Chair.
Shellie is a long-time resident of Austin, Texas, and enjoys travel, gourmet cooking, yacht rock, and spending time with her husband of 26 years and two sons.
