Shirley McDonald was born in Stephenville, Texas. She grew up in eastern New Mexico where her dad pastored churches. Shirley graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, with a secretarial degree, then worked as a secretary for several years before returning to college to get her education degree. Shirley taught English as a Second Language and reading to elementary students for 31 years. After retiring, she gets her kid fix by directing VBS in her church. She loves to read, sing and write. Her involvement in WMU began as she attended WMU meetings with her mother. She was a Sunbeam and GA, Associational WMU Director, officer and president of WMU of Texas. She was elected in June 2019 as Recording Secretary of National WMU.