Kristin Shannon
Emeril Lagasse Foundation
New Orleans, LA USA
"At every level, you have to take a little bit of risk. Just because you don’t have a huge amount of experience doesn’t mean you can’t learn along the way."
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Kristin's work combines: Food, Non-Profit Organizations, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
English Language and Literature, General
College of William and Mary
Bachelor's Degree
Music, General
College of William and Mary
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
She grew up on a farm in rural Virginia with the dream of moving to New York City and becoming a singer.
2.
Touts the power of arts and humanities degrees: says her English and theater degree helps her write, communicate, and lead meetings effectively.
3.
Moved to New York after college to pursue her dreams, but found it was extremely competitive with no camaraderie; decided to enter the corporate world.
4.
Went to a temp agency which helped her find her way into the world of television; worked as a segment producer for Oxygen.
5.
Craving a change, she and her boyfriend decided to put all of their stuff into storage and drive across the country for three months; ended up in New Orleans.
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She knew she wanted to get into nonprofit work, so she took a job at the Louisiana Children’s Museum doing fundraising.
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When she interviewed for the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, she didn’t know much about Emeril, so she wasn’t intimidated when he conducted her interview himself.
8.
Her combination of television experience and nonprofit work align perfectly at the foundation, which helps disadvantaged children realize their full potential.
