Shannon has spent more than 23 years advancing military readiness through prevention where 12 years were dedicated to integrated primary prevention (IPP) efforts to reduce harmful behaviors such as sexual assault, suicide, intimate partner violence, across the social ecology within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).Throughout her career, she has served in leadership analyst and program manager roles with the U.S. Air Force and Navy, most recently as a Senior Prevention Advisor of the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), where she led prevention evaluations project, co-led a Prevention Technical Assistance Center, and advised senior leaders on integrated primary prevention strategies. After departing the DoD in 2025, she now works as a government contractor leading prevention technical assistance activities for their IPP workforce.
Shannon partnered with the CDC’s Violence Prevention Branch to co-author a published paper on their inter-agency partnership to strategically build capacity to prevent harmful behaviors in the military and in 2021 she received a civilian achievement medal for her contribution to Task Force One Navy research work. She has presented nationally on prevention, systems change, and technical assistance, and built and implemented prevention strategies.
Service has always extended beyond her career. As a volunteer Navy Ombudsman for 16 years, Shannon supported military families through deployments and life transitions. She also volunteered to facilitate resilience and prevention programs for educators, nonprofit organizations, veterans, and adolescents. She holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and two master’s degrees in Human Services Counseling in marriage & family and military resilience. Outside of work, Shannon enjoys hiking in national parks, photography, traveling, and spending time with her three young adult children. Having lived in Japan, England, Germany, and Canada, and traveled to more than 20 countries, she brings a broad perspective, collaborative spirit, and deep commitment to creating lasting change. She is excited and honored to serve as a board member for an agency that shares the same values to advance a future where every person can live, work, and learn in communities free from sexual violence.