Shannon is the Director of Community and Global Engagement at the Hive           

She guides teams in equity-based human centered design and systems innovation to craft inclusive, culturally appropriate behavior change approaches for health and environmental issues across the globe. She also directs communications, programming, and team building at the Hive and is a visiting professor in the Environmental Analysis program at Pomona College. 

Since earning her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University and a B.A. in Anthropology and International Studies from the University of North Carolina, she led research and applied conservation and public health teams in Africa, the South Pacific, and Southeast Asia. She loves hearing deep and inspiring stories, eating the divine street food, exploring gorgeous countryside and coast by land and sea, and learning about medicinal plants and holistic healing.