Shannon is the Executive Director of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation. In addition to ensuring the County hospital is equipped with the medical equipment it needs on an annual basis, Shannon is overseeing a $27M fundraising campaign which will result in a new hospital for Prince Edward County.
Before starting her role with PECMHF in 2018, Shannon was the Director of Leadership Philanthropy for the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation and helped the Foundation to secure over $67M toward the Extraordinary People, Innovative Health Care campaign.
Shannon received her Certified Fund Raising Executive designation in 2016, is the Past President of the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Southeastern Ontario, and an active member of the Rotary Club of Picton.
Shannon's career as a fundraiser began in 1986. She has worked on several fundraising campaigns with many organizations throughout her career including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Royal Ontario Museum, the University of Toronto’s, School of Medicine, and Queen’s University’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
Shannon is a proud resident of Prince Edward County. When not working, Shannon can be found out on a body of water sailing, spending time with her family or working in the garden.