Experience

KIPP North Carolina Public Schools

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant Writer

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Craft the story of KIPP NC Public Schools such that funders are compelled to award grants. Create detailed proposals for a variety of private grants. Ensure grant compliance requirements are fulfilled, deadlines are all met, and reporting carefully completed.



Shannon Dingle

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Writer, speaker, and advocate

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  National Author of the book Living Brave released by Harper One in July 2021: a story of becoming a widow in a moment & surviving my worst thing, with threads of changing beliefs, radical acceptance, and bloody hope interwoven. Advocate for community and belonging for all people, drawing from my experiences as a special educator, a childhood abuse and sex trafficking survivor, and a disabled single mom to a multi-ethnic family with six children. The most current portfolio of my work is available… Show more Author of the book Living Brave released by Harper One in July 2021: a story of becoming a widow in a moment & surviving my worst thing, with threads of changing beliefs, radical acceptance, and bloody hope interwoven. Advocate for community and belonging for all people, drawing from my experiences as a special educator, a childhood abuse and sex trafficking survivor, and a disabled single mom to a multi-ethnic family with six children. The most current portfolio of my work is available at www.shannondingle.com/writing Show less



Key Ministry

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Inclusive Education Consultant

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2016

  National Equipped churches and other faith communities to include families affected by disability, mental illness, and childhood trauma. Developed resources for volunteer training, vision casting, and program planning. Traveled nationally to conferences to speak to church leaders and parents about inclusion in religious contexts.



Large Christian church (1800 average attendance)

• Access Coordinator

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2016

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Designer and coordinator of inclusion programs for families with children and students in need of extra support (birth through high school), including Sunday morning programming, Bible study/small group support, and special events. Leader of quarterly Respite Night outreach events for local families affected by disability.



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer of materials and trainings for special education teachers

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2010

  Designed online and print materials to support new special education teachers, including “The Special Educator’s Guide to Goal Setting,” a 189-page professional development guide. Facilitated related trainings for program staff. Developed and maintained Special Education Resource Center, an information- and resource-sharing website for staff.



Wake County Public School System

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special education teacher

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2006

  Leesville Road High School Taught study and organizational skills to high school students with special needs, mainly learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, autism, and intellectual disabilities. Supported students in all areas of the general education curriculum.



Ringgold Middle School / Teach For America

• Special education teacher

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

  Selected from a competitive field to serve in a national service corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools. Designed and implemented a differentiated writing curriculum for seventy students with varying disabilities, mainly learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, and intellectual disabilities.