Shannon Casas

Shannon Casas serves as family resiliency manager with Wellroot Family Services. She is focused on strengthening families through collaborative partnerships and evidence-based services, including piloting a preventive legal advocacy program to address the root causes of family instability.
Shannon’s career includes 20 years in local journalism, serving as a leader in highlighting community issues, connecting resources and managing teams through change with a focus on innovation and collaboration that leads to measurable impact. Her background also includes 10 years as a foster parent, an experience that shaped her commitment to strengthening families and fueled a passion for communicating the complexities of child welfare to wider audiences.