Shannon Frost is the Administrative Director of the Mississippi Whole Schools program at the Mississippi Arts Commission. She received a B.A. in communication/theatre from Malone University and an M.A. in communication/theatre from Regent University. Shannon spent 24 years in non-profit arts and higher education before transitioning to state government with MAC in 2022. She enjoyed many years as the theatre manager for Regent University’s theatre department; as an adjunct professor of arts administration at Belhaven University; in the marketing department at New Stage Theatre; teaching theatre to middle school scholars at Christ Covenant School; and serving as the financial and membership director of the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education. As the administrative director for MWS, Shannon can typically be found buried in spreadsheets, coming up for air periodically to oversee organizational aspects of the many professional development events hosted by MWS. She considers herself a lifelong learner with an interest in all areas of the arts and spends her downtime with her nose in a book. She resides in Jackson with her husband, Joe, and kiddos, Nina, Darby, Emory, Beau, and Violet.