Shawn Sweeney

Program Director

Shawn Sweeney is currently a Program Director at LearningWork Connection. She is also a Consultant with The Leadership Practice, a joint project of Public Allies and the Asset Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University. Shawn has served as Executive Director of Illinois Campus Compact, as a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) and as a team leader with AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps. She is a skilled facilitator who has worked with local, statewide and regional initiatives and organizations in planning and implementing programs and services. She holds a B.A. in Human Resource Management and Psychology from Marietta College and an M.S. in Political Science with a focus on Applied Community Development from Illinois State University. Shawn is currently working on a Ph.D. in Rural Sociology at The Ohio State University.

E-mail: sweeney.179@osu.edu

Phone: 614.688.5674