About

Shannon Finley

Upon graduating from the University of Central Florida with a B.S. in Business Administration, Shannon began her career in the direct marketing industry with DME.  Hired as an Account Coordinator, Shannon quickly showed her merit and earned a position as a House Sales Representative.

Seizing an opportunity elsewhere, Shannon joined the direct marketing team for The Daytona Beach News-Journal, one of the oldest independently owned newspapers in the nation.

During this time, Shannon chose to expand upon her passion for volunteerism and public policy, and earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado.

Upon completing her degree, Shannon returned to DME as  Senior Account Manager functioning in multiple capacities.  From overseeing production at the Daytona Beach campus to estimating, assisting with strategy development, to list acquisition and data analysis.

In 2010, Shannon joined Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center as the Marketing and Public Relations Manager and was promoted to Director of Marketing in 2013.

In May 2018, Shannon joined John Knox Village of Central Florida as their Marketing and Communications Specialist. For two years she  also served as the Interim Director of Sales and Marketing in addition to her communications role.

Keeping with her spirit of public volunteerism, Shannon has previously served on the board of directors for the Junior League of Daytona Beach as the Recording Secretary and the Communication Vice President.  Most recently, she served as a board member for Ormond MainStreet and as an advisor for the Ormond Mayor’s Fitness Challenge.

In 2014, Shannon was named Member of the Year for the Volusia/Flagler Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association.