Vanessa Luna Shannon is an educator and public servant with professional training in Clinical Psychology. Her commitment to pursuing social and educational equity has been the driving force behind her personal and professional endeavors.  She has worked as a counselor, therapist, and program manager within Bay Area community-based organizations and K-16 school systems for over two decades.  

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Vanessa Luna Shannon

In the Media

• Mentor Me’s Mad Hatter Ball in Petaluma, Argus Courier, November 2019

• Luna Shannon tops in Petaluma education, Argus Courier, March 2018

• For Sonoma County Latinos, themes of change and challenges at Los Cien forum, Press Democrat, September 2016

• Santa Rosa Junior College begins "​community conversations" about its future, Press Democrat, April 2013

• Hispanic Network to honor two for Lifetime Achievement, Napa Valley Register, January 2011

• Upvalley parents continue to learn about gangs, alcohol, Napa Valley Register, October 2009

• Programs to prevent kids from going down the wrong path, Napa Valley Register, October 2008

• Expert urges parents to be aware of warning signs, Napa Valley Register, February 15, 2008

• 100 Colors: New Ways to Stop Gangs From Taking Our Community, [Book] Author Bobby Kipper, Bud Ramey

Banner photograph by Jeff Tangen