Instead of going to preschool like most kids, Shanna spent her most formative toddler years at her family’s kitchen table splattered with paint and glue, experimenting with her mom’s old art supplies and a collection of odds and ends. Though Shanna doesn’t remember exactly what she created, she does remember how: with abandon, confidence, curiosity, and boundless ambition.

Now armed with a dual-degree in theater and psych (and those countless hours of kitchen-table art), Shanna remains true to her multidisciplinary roots.

She is the most excited about projects that reach above and beyond, recognizing that often the best approaches to problem-solving are the untraditional ones. In her design work, she is passionate about surprising people, immersing them in unexpected experiences that spark wonder just as fluently as they communicate complex ideas.

In the same breath, the logical side of her brain thrives in handling emergent and high-stakes situations. She’s honed these skills as a camp advisor with Camp Kesem (a national non-profit for kids impacted by a parent’s cancer) and carries that leadership and follow-through to her work today, ensuring that the big ideas she dreams up actually come to life.

And if you need any more proof that Shanna refuses to back down from a challenge, in her free time she loves bouldering, sharing her spoken word poetry, thrifting unique and fun pieces, and racing the clock to solve the daily NYT crossword.