Chris Shannon is a deputy director at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Chris researches and fosters innovations in workforce and youth development to promote household stability in LMI communities and to maximize employment. Prior to this role, she worked at two workforce investment boards and oversaw the regional Perkins programming for a community college. Chris has over 20 years of instructional design experience and is well informed in a variety of youth issues including college and career readiness, academic alignment, financial capabilities and vocational education.