Shannon Ketchabaw

Director

Shannon Shannon has worked in both the community support sector and long-term care sector for over 20 years in senior leadership roles. Prior to relocating from Timmins, she was in a senior leadership role with the Golden Manor Home for the Aged. She is currently the Executive Director for Meals On Wheels (Sudbury).  Since taking this leadership role in June of 2019 she has worked with her team to expand services, implementing locally made hot meal replacements (frozen meals) for clients. She is currently working on expanding this program into all northern regions.  She has been working on incorporating technology into the program through an all-encompassing volunteer route management APP, with the ability to be utilized by other health service providers with meal delivery services, or transportation services. Shannon began her work in the community support sector role and is driven to have this sector seen as the integral part of health care that it is.  Shannon’s educational background includes, Administrator Leadership Certificate, Gerontology program from George Brown College, and Bachelor of Arts Degree, majoring in psychology from Brock University.  She has received several certificates in health and safety. 

Shannon has been an essential contributor to the Equipe-Sante- Sudbury- Espanola-Manitoulin-Elliot Lake Ontario Health Team as both a community leader and as a person with lived experience.  She is the voice and advocate for her 11-year-old son who is non-speaking with autism. Shannon enjoys volunteering and serves as a Director for Espanola Regional Hospital and Health Centre and sits on the Patient Family Advisory Committee. She also volunteers on committees at her son’s school. When Shannon is not working, she dedicates her time to her family.  She lives with her husband and son in Nairn and Hyman Township, 45 minutes west of Sudbury. Living in Northern Ontario has its unique challenges and Shannon is looking forward to bringing a northern perspective.