Shannon Maynard

Current

Director, Bankers without Borders at Grameen Foundation

Past

Executive Director, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation at Corporation for National and Community Service
Special Assistant to the CEO, Strategic Initiatives at Corporation for National and Community Service
Senior Marketing Specialist at Corporation for National and Community Service

Director of Outreach at Youth Service America
Program Director, AmeriCorps at Farm Share
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow at Congressional Hunger Center
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow at Red River Valley Community Action

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Education

The Johns Hopkins University
University of Richmond

Connections

260 connections

Industry

Government Administration

Websites

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Shannon Maynard’s Summary

Shannon Maynard’s Specialties:

Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, Volunteer Management, Marketing and Communications, Social Media

Shannon Maynard’s Experience

Director, Bankers without Borders

Grameen Foundation

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

Bankers without Borders®, Grameen Foundation’s volunteer initiative, is a global reserve corps of business professionals and retirees from a variety of industries who contribute their time, skills, and experience to support microfinance and technology. These volunteers work to change lives and enable the poor – especially the poorest – to create a world without poverty.

Bankers without Borders® works with companies, associations, higher education institutions, and individuals to match volunteers’ skills with the critical needs of organizations serving poor people around the world.
Executive Director, President's Council on Service and Civic Participation

Corporation for National and Community Service

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

December 2006 — February 2009 (2 years 3 months)

• Oversee and assist in coordination of all activities of President’s Council; manage team of staff to support activities of each of Council committees and individual members; coordinate all Council communications and events;
• Liaise with White House to ensure Executive Order is updated, coordinate member appointments, and keep President informed of Council initiatives and activities;
• Manage public relations and promotion of President’s Council initiatives including the Pro Bono Summit, Engaging Youth from Disadvantaged Circumstances, Martin Luther King Day of Service, and the President’s Volunteer Service Awards;
• Cultivate and implement strategic partnerships to promote volunteering and service with entertainment industry, corporate partners, and national nonprofits; and
• Oversee contractor efforts to manage President’s Volunteer Service Award including promotion, ordering, and fulfillment for the awards program.
Special Assistant to the CEO, Strategic Initiatives

Corporation for National and Community Service

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

April 2006 — February 2009 (2 years 11 months)

• Coordinate external partnership development and outreach; facilitate coalition-building and contribute to achieving national goals through commitments by strategic partners;
• Develop new policies, grant-making criteria, regulations, and ways of doing business that better support the strategic initiatives; advise agencywide annual budget planning
• Manage data collection required of strategic partners to help track progress toward meeting established goals; build and maintain agencywide roadmaps and data systems; promote accountability among senior executive team and agency employees; advise agencywide performance reporting to Congress
• Represent the priorities and insights of the CEO; provide ongoing communication with senior executive team and board of directors;
• Liaison with Office of Public Affairs to inform messaging, media, recruitment, communications, event management and materials production;
• Manage team of senior executives to implement change strategy
Senior Marketing Specialist

Corporation for National and Community Service

(Government Administration industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years)

• Provided oversight of multi-million dollar marketing and public relations contracts
• Trained Corporation employees and grantees in effectively marketing the agency’s programs and services
• Managed the development of numerous marketing and public service campaigns targeting baby boomers, faith-based organizations, and recent college graduates
• Created cause-related and strategic marketing partnerships with more than 40 corporations and nonprofits
• Overhauled agency-wide awards program to recognize outstanding national service participants
Director of Outreach

Youth Service America

(Government Administration industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

• Wrote proposals resulting in more than $1 million
• Increased Affiliate membership by 100 percent through intensive outreach and recruitment campaign (from 65 Affiliates in 1999 to 175 Affiliates in 2000)
• Planned and facilitated the Working Group on National and Community Service, a bimonthly forum on issues affecting the community service field
• Launched National Youth Advisory Council of 18 outstanding youth volunteers to provide guidance and youth voice to organization’s programming
• Wrote, edited, and designed newsletters, brochures, annual report, and effective practices’ papers; garnered national print and broadcast media coverage; facilitated youth service workshops and exhibits, and served on panels at various conferences, events, and meetings
• Managed combined program budgets of more than $300,000 and outreach team of Interns, AmeriCorps Promise Fellows, and Program Associates
Program Director, AmeriCorps

Farm Share

(Government Administration industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year)

• Recruited and managed team of 16 AmeriCorps members and three AmeriCorps*VISTA members working on federal food assistance projects, gleaning initiatives, and hunger awareness campaign
• Developed and facilitated adult leadership development curriculum for AmeriCorps members including service-learning and job training components
• Implemented and coordinated nutrition education program for Farm Share clients in partnership with University of Florida Cooperative Extension Services
• Created marketing materials and implemented public relation strategies to promote AmeriCorps and Farm Share activities throughout South Florida
• Produced annual plans, budgets, member evaluations, and progress reports
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow

Congressional Hunger Center

(Government Administration industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year)

• Participated in AmeriCorps*VISTA fellowship focused on bridging the gap between grassroots activities and public policy in the anti-hunger movement
Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC
• Researched and wrote annual status reports on federal child nutrition programs
• Provided technical assistance to state and local child nutrition advocates
• Tracked and monitored state anti-hunger legislation and developed related database
• Assisted in planning conferences and events
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow

Red River Valley Community Action

(Government Administration industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year)

Red River Valley Community Action, Grand Forks, ND
• Established coalition of 45 community organizations concerned with hunger issues
• Partnered with State Department of Public Instruction to develop guide to replicate coalitions in communities throughout the state
• Published assessment of hunger and the community’s response in Greater Grand Forks
• Collected personal narratives of hunger, poverty, and rural living in North Dakota for publication in North Dakota Kids Count! Studies
• Hosted weekly talk radio show focused on the nonprofit sector
• Initiated a perishable food rescue program that is still operating today

Shannon Maynard’s Education

The Johns Hopkins University

MBA , Management , 2009
University of Richmond

BA , Journalism, Political Science , 1993 — 1997

Activities and Societies:

REGIONAL ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON INITIATIVE, Chamber of Commerce
Communications Liaison, August 1996- May 1997

THE COLLEGIAN, University of Richmond,VA
Editor-in-Chief, 1996-1997, Managing Editor, 1995-1996, Copy Editor/Reporter, 1994-1995