Shelby Ramirez is a Navajo (Diné) and Mexican American writer, artist, and comic book enthusiast. Growing up in New Mexico and Arizona, she lived in border towns on the edge of the Navajo Reservation. Her love for animation inspired her to take up drawing. While attending Dartmouth College, she pursued her artistic passion by studying traditional and 3D animation. Since 2015, Shelby has contributed to the creative vision of numerous television shows, including The Thundermans, Knight Squad, This Is Us, Single Parents, and The Rookie. She was recognized as a 2020 Native American Animation Lab Fellow and a 2021 Native American TV Writers Lab Fellow. Her stories focus on the adventures of modern Native American female protagonists who challenge stereotypes with ambition and intellect.