Shannon Murtagh began her work in public education as a teacher at IslandWood, in Washington state, and her work in advocacy as a political organizer there as well. For almost a decade, Shannon led research and policy projects at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, examining the interrelation between parent empowerment and choice, school autonomy, and educational equity. Then, as an independent consultant, she helped strengthen the strategic vision and focus of organizations and continued her focus on work with K-12 school districts. Shannon has an MPA from the University of Washington and a BS from Yale University. Based in Lexington, Massachusetts she’s the parent of three public school students, volunteers (from sitting on boards to coaching sports) constantly, is an avid baker, and bikes everywhere.