Shannon works for the Foundation for Newark’s Future as the Project Director of the My Very Own Library (MVOL) program. MVOL is a Newark, NJ based literacy initiative that fosters students’ love of reading by providing them the opportunity to choose FREE, NEW books to build their own home libraries. MVOL distributes over 120,000 free, new books to more than 12,000 Newark Public School students throughout each school year.

Previously, Shannon served as the Director of Communications & Corporate Engagement for New Jersey After 3 - a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding learning time for New Jersey’s youth. In that role, Shannon was responsible for communication efforts as well as the cultivation of volunteer engagement partnerships with foundations, corporations, associations, and parent groups throughout the state.

Shannon’s career in communications & project management started with an innovative interactive television technology company, WorldGate Communications, where she served as the Media Services Manager – responsible for supporting 26 Cable Operators in the strategic development and execution of interactive advertising and television programming technologies. Shannon also served as the company’s spokesperson at numerous interactive television trade-shows and investor conferences.

After a three-year commitment with WorldGate, Shannon took on a contracted Affiliate Relations role with Comcast Online Communications before taking a brief sabbatical to spend time with her two young children. Shannon returned to the workforce by starting her own small business, Shannon Boehmer Consulting – where she contracted with communication powerhouse, Garfield Group Public Relations, and New Jersey After 3. Her position with New Jersey After 3 blossomed into a permanent role - where she worked for almost seven years before taking her current position with the Foundation for Newark’s Future.