Shannon Sanders became a training and communications consultant for the Washington attorney general’s office training unit in February of 2014. Prior to that, she provided training in the Kansas Army National Guard Recruit Sustainment Program for individuals preparing for basic training. In her civilian career, she taught English language arts at the secondary level for eight years, as well as English composition at the college level. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education with an emphasis in English and a master’s degree in instructional design and technology.