Originally From New York, Shannon studied Studio Art at Northeastern University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston. There she was immersed into the medical design field, working for Dana Farber Cancer Center and then with the Department of BioInformatics at Harvard Medical School to build visually interesting and engaging Data Portals and Genomic Platforms. She believes in intelligent, intentional design and is skilled in Complex and Content Heavy User Interface Design that is developed for a Highly Skilled User Base.

Her independent design work transcends the scientific community, also working extensively in Motion Graphics and Specializing in Art Direction and Editorial Design. She believes in creating user-centered design that can convey complex subject matter into digestible and engaging graphics and interfaces. She is excited by the idea of design as a tool that can connect valuable information to audiences and strives to find thoughtful and beautiful solutions to complex interactions and visual problems.