Shelah Moody moved into Merry Go Round Housing in 2020. The daughter of a renowned jazz pianist, she moved to San Francisco in 1991 to pursue a master’s degree from San Francisco State. She worked as a reporter and editorial assistant for the San Francisco Chronicle for 12 years and then began working as an admin for the City and County of San Francisco. Moody also has an independent music public relations consulting business and she is passionate about affordable housing and eliminating poverty in the city. She is currently working on a book called “The Great Stevie Wonder Rebellion: Surviving Wealth and Poverty in San Francisco.”