Shawn's background includes a wide range of fundraising, corporate partnership, and marketing experiences. He holds a bachelors in Sports management marketing from Thomas College in Waterville, ME and a masters in Sports Leadership from Northeastern University. Shawn is also a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving overseas from February 2004 to March 2005.
Shawn began his career in minor league hockey with the Lowell Devils, as the manager of corporate partnerships, successfully establishing marketing and community partnerships with local, regional and national companies. In a similar role, Shawn continued his career with at Lowell General Hospital, where he worked to grow individual and corporate philanthropy for the hospital, while establishing the hospital’s first corporate wellness program, and managing a variety of large scale marketing partnerships. Returning to the world of sport, Shawn began working at Northeastern University, as the lead fundraiser for NU athletics. It’s there that Shawn first got involved with the sport of rowing and came to understand the passion and comradery that exists within the rowing community. While at NU he managed a record setting, million dollar fundraising effort for the men’s program, in honor of their 50th anniversary.
Shawn also worked at Bentley University, supporting fundraising efforts for university priorities. He also worked at Community Funded, a leading digital fundraising platform, where he managed sales for the east coast.
Shawn lives in Burlington, MA with his wife Tiffany, daughter Mia, and dog Riley.