Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Shannon is proud to call herself a native. Shannon graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida and went on to receive her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. Shannon began her legal career in San Francisco and, after moving back to her hometown, continued her legal career defending hospitals, doctors, employers, and businesses and, for the last 12 years, has focused her practice in employment and labor law. Shannon joined The Mosaic Company in 2016 as the Sr. Employment & Labor Counsel and, in 2020, took on the role of Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, Shannon is responsible for overseeing and managing Mosaic’s global compliance program, including development and implementation of programs, practices and policies to manage compliance risk and promote business conduct and behavior that is consistent with the law and regulatory environment as well as Mosaic’s expectations of operational excellence, resource stewardship and its mission to help the world grow the food it needs. Shannon also advises on existing and emerging regulatory compliance requirements across the organization and oversees implementation of policies and training to ensure effective employee awareness, identification and mitigation of risk including compliance with Mosaic’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Shannon also provides counsel and litigation management to Mosaic's North America businesses on a wide variety of labor, employment and benefits matters. Responsibilities include developing strategy for labor negotiations, managing employment and labor grievances, charges and litigation, leading internal investigations, advising business stakeholders on risk avoidance and mitigation, ensuring consistency in policy application and collaborating across the business to achieve desired results in a way that adheres to laws, regulations and Mosaic’s policies. Shannon has also had the privilege over the last two years to lead Mosaic’s global Diversity & Inclusion Program, developing and executing on strategy to foster an inclusive environment that removes barriers and increases opportunities for employees, applicants and the communities in which we live and work. Through this work Mosaic has advanced its journey to do more to increase diversity and embed inclusive behaviors into everything we do, including announcement of our 2030 diversity and inclusion goals, establishment of six inaugural Employee Inclusion Networks and facilitation of inclusion training to all employees globally.