Meet and Greet with New Executive Director of Ignite Peace

A Cincinnati native, Shannon Hughes is a two-time graduate of Xavier University, earning her BA in English and her MA in Urban Sustainability and Resilience. Shannon joins the Ignite Peace team bringing 18 years of experience in education and advocacy work. From a high school classroom in the Marshall Islands, to the halls of Congress as the manager of the Education Program of Network, the Catholic Social Justice Lobby, and back to the Dorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice at her alma mater, Shannon has worked to deepen our understanding of and commitment to the pursuit of justice in our campus, local, and global communities.

Shannon’s first day will be later this month and Ignite Peace will be hosting a meet and greet on Wednesday, September 18th (details coming soon).