Shannon is the Founder & CEO of the Voice + Visibility Women’s Summit (VVWS) in Sarasota, FL. The VVWS convenes diverse, cross-sector female leaders with a mission to empower women, expand networks & opportunities, and elevate the voices of diverse women.
She is a social entrepreneur with three decades of experience in public and private sector collaboration, fundraising and diversity and inclusion work. Shannon is the Co-Founder of Visible Men Academy, (VMA) a public charter school for low-income boys in Bradenton, FL. At VMA, Shannon created the Whole Child and Family Program, Women SHINE Gender Equity Curriculum and lead organizational advancement. Shannon is a Board Member of the Women’s Resource Center.
Shannon’s early career was in social work in academic medicine. Shannon received her BA from Colgate University, and earned a Master’s in Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work.
She lives with her husband Neil, two teenage sons and a growing tribe of pets in sunny Sarasota. Shannon’s TEDx Talk is Failure & Forgiveness in the New South.