Shannon Gumbs is a social impact leader from Jamaica, now based in Nova Scotia, with an educational background in Criminology and Human Rights. She brings extensive experience in gender-based violence services, criminal justice, community engagement, and systems advocacy.
Shannon’s journey began as a crisis counsellor supporting survivors of sexual assault and youth in government care, during which she co-founded the New Brunswick Black Artists Alliance, the province’s first organization uplifting Black creatives.
Her career spans nonprofit and public sectors, including leadership roles developing and facilitating equity-focused workshops and overseeing direct service delivery for women and children affected by intimate partner violence. She currently serves as Family Violence Awareness Coordinator at Alice House, leading province-wide education initiatives, and as a Residential Justice Support Worker with Coverdale Justice Society, supporting women navigating the criminal justice system.
Guided by faith and purpose, Shannon combines frontline experience, program development expertise, and lived perspective to create safer, more inclusive communities. Empathy, she believes, is the most powerful tool for lasting change.
About Shannon
Public education
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People reached across Nova Scotia through workshops
Workshops in 2025
Gender based violence online courses worked on
Shannon’s consulting is collaborative, practical, and grounded in real-world experience. She works closely with organizations to understand their unique challenges, goals, and communities, providing guidance that is both strategic and actionable.
Her approach emphasizes:
Trauma-informed practices – ensuring programs and policies prioritize safety, dignity, and inclusivity
Cultural responsiveness – designing solutions that reflect diverse lived experiences
Strength-based collaboration – building on the strengths of staff, teams, and community partners
Clarity and practicality – translating complex issues into actionable steps, tools, and systems
Sustainable impact – focusing on long-term outcomes, program effectiveness.
Change the community needs - focusing on what is actually needed
Whether supporting workshops, program design, or organizational development, Shannon ensures every solution aligns with an organization’s mission and empowers teams to deliver meaningful, client-centered outcomes.
Our Approach
Project Highlights
A short summary of projects closest to my heart
Alice on the Go
Worked on Alice on the Go 6‑week online program to support women heal from trauma, learn to recognise unhealthy relationships, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
Growing Together
IONS HR training framework
Nova Scotia's - Supporting survivors of sexual assault training
Worked on IONS HR training framework a capacity‑building program designed to help community‑impact organizations build healthy workplaces, sustainable operations, and systems for lasting impact.
I enhanced Nova Scotia’s Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence free online training. A six‑module course designed to teach people how to understand sexual violence and support survivors.
Led Alice House’s Growing Together program, a trauma‑informed online training supporting service providers who work with women and young children affected by intimate partner violence.
Shannon really transformed my understanding of IPV, I know the signs of violence now and understand why it's so hard to leave. Very insightful session!
Rebecca G
Shannon helped us create a policy and put in place procedures for the office. If someone says they're being abused, we now have a system in place.
M. Flint
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