Shannon was raised in Canada, moved to the UK and settled in Neutral Bay, where she has lived with her husband, daughter and son for 26 years.
She completed a BScN through the University of Victoria, BC, Canada and then did a speciality in ICU nursing through BCIT, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
As a lifelong nurse, including over 35 years in ICU, Shannon looked after her community. As a NSW Nurses and Midwives Association union delegate, she helped lead the union’s fight against the privatisation of the Northern Beaches Hospital.
Shannon’s two children went to Montessori preschool at Forsyth Park and then to Neutral Bay Public School. She managed her daughter’s local football team at Mosman FC.
Shannon is an avid tennis player. After leading a successful public campaign to have the Primrose Park Tennis courts refurbished, she decided to run for a Councillor position on North Sydney Council.
As a retired ICU nurse, and Councillor since 2021, Shannon brings a unique perspective with a strong sense of public health and safety. Shannon put up a motion which resulted in the installation of six new AEDs in parks, CPR awareness campaigns, and CPR training, for the community.
Shannon has chaired the Sustainable Transport Committee, served on the Audit, Risk & Improvement Committee, and contributed as a Board Member of the Crow’s Nest Community Centre, she represents North Sydney Council as an Executive Member of the Sydney Coastal Council Group, is an Executive Member of the Australian Local Government Women’s Association, serves as a Member of Labor Ending Homelessness and is an alternate delegate on the Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils and the Council Shorelink representative.