NATURE GUIDE

Shannon has been an adventure travel guide in the world’s far reaches for more than a decade. From her roots as a sea kayak guide in Newfoundland, Shannon quickly developed the expertise, skills and desire to explore the world as a top-level adventure guide. Shannon has researched and guided trips all over the world, and specializes in Arctic Canada, Greenland and Iceland. Her guiding and instructing experience ranges from cross-country skiing, kayaking, hiking, flatwater canoeing and most things in between.

Shannon’s polar experience is extensive. She spent four years as a hiking guide in Iceland, and for two years she led hiking-based trips in Greenland, focused in Ilulissat, Nuuk, Narsarsuaq, Kangerlusuaq, Sisimiut and Narsaq. She has made excellent contacts in each community, and sourced the best ascents for all hiking levels.
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Shannon is passionate about sustainable tourism development, and has consulted for various adventure and luxury travel companies to develop tourism impact studies, community-based tourism development strategies and travel sales and marketing.

Education

• Masters of Science, Environmental Management for Tourism, MSc Tourism & the Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
• BRM Recreation Management, Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada