Shannon Buckmaster
Shannon's passion is to encourage people to welcome challenges, rise from failures and mistakes and rebuild. She has survived years of abuse in several contexts, yet she uses that pain to create hope for others. She helps individuals grow in resiliency, hope and compassion by releasing shame and fighting social stigmas, opening up a greater possibility to love oneself and others.
Shannon has a BA in Religious Studies from George Fox University (2002) and an MDiv from Yale University (2005, with an Assoc. Minister internship at Bedford Presbyterian Church, NY). Before launching her own company, Shannon taught at George Fox (6 years) and trained the sales force for Mary Kay, Inc. as a Sr. Ind. Sales Director (7 years, earning 4 cars - 1 pink Cadillac included - in the process), also representing the Mary Kay Ash Foundation as a national spokeswoman against domestic violence. She serves on boards for Newberg Habitat for Humanity, the Young Pros of Yamhill Valley, the Rotary Club of Newberg, Oregon, and Petra Peacebuilders, Inc. and volunteers for several non-profits, locally and internationally.
Shannon's passion is to encourage people to welcome challenges, rise from failures and mistakes and rebuild. She has survived years of abuse in several contexts, yet she uses that pain to create hope for others. She helps individuals grow in resiliency, hope and compassion by releasing shame and fighting social stigmas, opening up a greater possibility to love oneself and others.
Shannon has a BA in Religious Studies from George Fox University (2002) and an MDiv from Yale University (2005, with an Assoc. Minister internship at Bedford Presbyterian Church, NY). Before launching her own company, Shannon taught at George Fox (6 years) and trained the sales force for Mary Kay, Inc. as a Sr. Ind. Sales Director (7 years, earning 4 cars - 1 pink Cadillac included - in the process), also representing the Mary Kay Ash Foundation as a national spokeswoman against domestic violence. She serves on boards for Newberg Habitat for Humanity, the Young Pros of Yamhill Valley, the Rotary Club of Newberg, Oregon, and Petra Peacebuilders, Inc. and volunteers for several non-profits, locally and internationally.
I Didn't Say Yes: Real Talk About Campus Sexual Violence
An estimated 80% of on-campus sexual assault victims do not report the crimes against them. Often, their silence is linked to shame, stigma and fears of not being believed or of retaliation. During her freshman year at a top-ranked private university, a classmate sexually assaulted Shannon twice, but in her self-doubt and shame, she didn't come forward, creating lasting consequences of low self-esteem, slipping academic performance, social isolation and self-perpetuating unhealthy...
From Prince Charming to Personal Prison: The Progression of Domestic Violence
After a dysfunctional and abusive childhood, Shannon initially repeated her family's generational cycle of abuse through several unhealthy relationships, ultimately experiencing a marriage filled with domestic violence, even while she was a graduate student at an...
The Survivors Among Us: Acknowledge the Brokenness in order to Move Forward
Shannon explores what happens when people speak up and create a healthy professional environment, where perfect leaders aren't the goal, but leaders...
Time, Talent or Treasure?
The best experiences in life often include a participation in giving and, regardless of total limitations on our schedules, our income or our experience, each of us can still typically give from at least one of those resource categories. Having volunteered for most of her teen and adult years, Shannon uses those experiences to share how to increase your personal...
