Shannon is a Lived Experience professional, having worked with government and non-government organisations in an advisory capacity, as a peer-work co-ordinator and mental health trainer.

She is involved with several national Boards and committees, mainly mental health, eating disorders and palliative care specific.

Shannon is the Lived Experience Co-Production Co-Lead at the Australian Eating Disorders Research and Translation Centre and Consumer Co-chair of the National Mental Health Consumer Carer Forum.

Recently she was appointed to the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission expert advisory panel to guide Australia’s future roadmap in mental health