Shannon Atkinson

Prior to joining Worldreader, Shannon was CFO at Raising A Reader, a national US program for young readers and their families. Before that she spent 17 years as CFO at SETI Institute, a non-profit scientific organization studying all aspects of life in the universe. In both of these roles Shannon, with the help of stellar teammates, lead all business aspects of the organizations such as strategy, finance, grant administration, HR, Board relations, and compliance.

Shannon believes that administration and business services are the behind-the-scenes “heart” of any organization and that one of the main goals of these functions is to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the daily work. Her professional mission statement is to provide impeccable administrative support and valuable strategic insight to guarantee the success of the organization and the cause it is dedicated to serve.