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Who We Are

An Infinite Mind Board of Directors

Jaime P.
Melissa C.
Lauren L.
Ophelia D.
Kellie G.
Shannon L.

 

Shannon L.

Shannon is the founder and president of Pandora's Aquarium, Inc., a non-profit organization that operates an online support group, message board, and chat room for survivors of rape, sexual abuse, and sexual assault. Pandora's Aquarium, Inc. has served countless survivors, educators, and supporters since its inception. Shannon is a survivor of acquaintance rape and began the organization when she was 19 years old and healing from her own experience with sexual violence.

Shannon is also a trained public speaker. She joined Team Soar in 2007, and has been a member of RAINN's Speakers Bureau since 1999. She has appeared on ABC News 20/20 and was featured in The Buffalo News and The Lincoln Journal Star. In 2001, Shannon was photographed for The Faces of Rape & Sexual Abuse Survivors Project. She has facilitated multiple violence training presentations on college campuses throughout Minnesota and was a keynote speaker in 2005 for Union College's Take Back the Night in New York. She was also interviewed about Pandora's Aquarium on the Satellite Sisters radio show in 2007.

Shannon resides in Minneapolis, MN with her husband. Before going to law school, she spent a year in India working on development projects, primarily with children with mental handicaps. She is a licensed attorney, devoted to justice in many forms.

 
 
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