May 9, 2022
Shannon started with Mission Blue in 2018 as Director of Finance and Operations before transitioning into the role of Hope Spots Program Manager full-time. She oversees the Hope Spots Program working with the global network of Hope Spots and Hope Spot Champions as well as the Hope Spots Council. Her journey in environmental conservation began as a child having a deep-rooted love for nature. Growing up in California she was able to spend time in nature both land and sea. She traveled regularly to the Caribbean, Mexico and Hawaii throughout her teenage years where she grew even fonder of the ocean. Her love and passion for nature and its animals led her to a degree in Environmental Studies and Planning with an emphasis on Water Quality Technology and Hazardous Materials Management. She worked for the California Regional Water Quality Control Board out of college and then transitioned into business management.
Throughout the years she witnessed the negative impacts humans have had on the natural systems and felt a strong calling to rejoin the environmental conservation field. She has volunteered and helped raise funds for a number of animal rescue organizations and considers animals blessings, that enrich our lives. Fun fact, her dog A.J. (since passed) once got to meet a whale shark in Baja, California while on a boat trip. Working with Champions and communities around the world, committed to ocean conservation has been an inspiring, rewarding and humbling job. She is committed to contributing to a sustainable and healthy environment for all living beings.