Shannon joined Mitch Cox Companies in January of 2014 as Affiliate Broker for Mitch Cox Realtor and as Assistant to our founder Mitch Cox. She has over 12 years of award winning sales experience and joins the staff following her position as Director of Redevelopment for Washington County Economic Development Council. In that role, she recruited new businesses, worked closely with the city officials of Johnson City, developed relationships with downtown business owners, and worked on the tax increment financing for downtown Johnson City. Her experience in sales, customer service, and her time spent in public service in economic development make her skills uniquely valuable for commercial real estate. Shannon is active in the community as member of Redeemer Community Church, Secretary of the board for the Friends of Olde Downtowne, member of the planning committee for the Blue Plum Music and Arts Festival for downtown Johnson City, and member of the 2013 fundraising committee for the United Way of Washington County, TN. Shannon was also recognized as a 40 Under Forty recipient by The Business Journal of Tricities, Tennessee/Virginia. Shannon is a native of Ohio and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Milligan College with Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Communications. She has lived in Johnson City for over 20 years with her husband and two daughters.She loves Downtown Johnson City, cooking spaghetti for 100 people, and renovating her 1890’s era home.Contact her on twitter @thinkshannon.O: 423-282-6582 ext. 36F: 423-282-5903

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Completion and implementation of the WCEDC and JCDAredevelopment and revitalization plan.Oversees the proper implementation of the City/County TIF program and makes recommendations for enhanced use of TIF proceedsRecruits anchor development projects and activity in the downtown area.Communicates with private investors, property owners, and public to further downtown redevelopment and revitalization objectives.

Increasing Milligan's "brand and demand" through traditonal advertising campaigns, managing social media and connecting Milligan and the community through programs and events.

Spent almost 12 years working for sanofi-aventis. Sold in various marketplaces, including allergy/respiratory and metabolism/diabetes to family practice, internal medicine and specialty physicians. Won multiple awards including President Club twice, Regional Representative of the Year, District Representative of the Year. Finished my tenure with a Lantus and Apidra territory first out of 50 in the region.

Recruited new and transfer students to Liberal Arts college.