Shelly Dupré

Shelly Dupré is a Louisiana-based public affairs and strategic communications advisor with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations navigate legislative, regulatory, and stakeholder challenges. She works with clients across healthcare, retail, and association sectors to anticipate policy risk, assess operational impacts, and prepare for legislative and regulatory changes before they disrupt business operations, reimbursement structures, or stakeholder relationships.

A registered lobbyist before the Louisiana Legislature, Executive Branch, and state agencies, Shelly is known for her behind-the-scenes approach to issue management, implementation strategy, and stakeholder coordination. Her work focuses not only on legislative outcomes, but also on the operational and regulatory consequences that follow policy decisions, including agency interpretation, implementation readiness, reimbursement impacts, and organizational exposure.

Shelly advises clients on legislative and regulatory strategy, executive and testimony preparation, coalition coordination, advocacy communications, and issue readiness planning. She is particularly focused on helping organizations reduce reactive crisis management through stronger off-session engagement, implementation planning, and stakeholder alignment.

Prior to joining IMG-Louisiana, Shelly worked at APCO Worldwide in Washington, D.C., where she organized and managed statewide grassroots coalitions and supported regional media relations and crisis communications efforts following the BP oil spill, including initiatives focused on Gulf seafood and tourism recovery.

Throughout her career, Shelly has served on the boards of numerous professional and civic organizations. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and a Master of Public Communications from American University in Washington, D.C., where she interned with CNN’s Crossfire program. A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, she currently resides in Baton Rouge.