Join us for a powerful conversation with Shannon Wise! Here, we get the pleasure of hearing about her work & the personal journey that brought her there. A Bay Area native, Shannon is the new Women's Center Manager at Glide Foundation. GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. The Glide Women's Center provides a safe haven for women on the road to recovery from trauma, violence, and isolation with a particular focus on African American women, who battle additional systemic barriers. Having previously worked in the Bayview at SFHDC, the San Francisco Housing Development Corporation, as a Senior Housing Counselor, she facilitated first-time homebuyer workshops and financially empowered clients to find affordable housing in the Bay Area. Shannon finished a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Administration at the University of San Francisco in 2011 and being a justice impacted woman that turned her life around 20 years ago, she co-founded Solutions for Women, a women’s empowerment program, as a way to give back and support women impacted by life’s challenges similar to her own. Her passion and focus has been to teach women the necessary life skills and enough emotional support so they too can live strong, independent lives.
Learn more about Glide & the Women's Wellness Fair (MAY 7th, 2021) mentioned in the episode here: https://www.glide.org/hub/
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This podcast is hosted by W.O.M.A.N., Inc., a San Francisco-based nonprofit that has been serving the city and larger Bay Area since 1978. We support survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones along their healing journeys, bridging value-rich networks designed to address intersections of violence.
Host Bio:
Jill Zawisza (pronounced Za-we-za) (she/her/hers) is a white woman of Polish descent and serves as a director at W.O.M.A.N., Inc. She has been in the anti-DV movement since 1996, and has been with W.O.M.A.N., Inc. for 13 years. In addition, Jill has served as an anti-Sexual Assault advocate and counselor. She represents W.O.M.A.N., Inc. in the community, aids in program development, provides mentorship to staff, and participates in active community outreach. Her current focus is offering counseling and advocacy to survivors, and delving into how to share power & dismantle white supremacy culture within the leadership structure at W.O.M.A.N., Inc., and beyond.