Shannon is a cinematographer and editor from Massachusetts. She has a wide range of experience creating documentary films about wildlife and environmental protection. Recently, she produced the documentary film Anacostia Revealed, slated to broadcast on Maryland Public Television in April of 2019. She has developed a web series about sustainability, filmed hippopotamus in South Africa, served as the Director of Photography on short films about political history and art restoration, and is currently filming her own documentary about the art of communicating science in public policy. Shannon is currently a junior editor at NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and will complete her Masters of Arts in Film and Media Arts at American University in May of 2019

Center Scholar at Center for Environmental Filmmaking, Challenge Prize Recipient at Center for Environmental Filmmaking, Voices of Nature/Vinsons of Nature Film Festival Fellow

Junior Editor at NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Media Specialist at AU Office of Sustainability