Shannon has spent 30 years helping people thrive in their personal and professional lives. She specializes in translating the science underlying mindfulness, wellbeing and human flourishing into insightful, interactive learning experiences for employees, leaders, teams and organizations. Shannon has designed and delivered global programs for Fortune 100 companies through her work with the Potential Project. Working closely with client companies has provided her an upfront view of stress in our modern workplaces and the positive effects evidence-based mindfulness interventions can have on performance, change resilience, innovation, and inclusive cultures. Her work is informed by her years in executive and career coaching, talent management, leadership development, and academic teaching.
Shannon holds a B.A. in Business and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, is a Board Certified Coach, an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and a National Certified Counselor. She completed certification as a Lifestyle and Wellness Coach through Harvard Medical School. As someone who cares deeply about the health of our planet, people, and ecosystems, Shannon completed the MBSR Eco-Awareness pilot program through the Bess Family Foundation, and certification as a Mindfulness Based Sustainable Transformation teacher through the Inner Green Deal in Europe. She serves as mindfulness faculty for the UC wide Climate Resilience course. Shannon provides holistic leadership development and 1:1 support through her work as an executive coach and has taught mindful leadership for UCSD Rady School of Management Executive Programs and served on the evening faculty at USD School of Leadership.
Although she’s had a meditation practice for 20 years, Shannon only began teaching after a rare and life-threatening skin cancer diagnosis in 2014. Shortly after that she left the corporate world to share the transformative practices of mindfulness and compassion on a broader scale. She is active with the North County Insight San Diego sitting group and has a passion for sustainable design, qigong, yoga and global travel.