Mott Foundation adds program officer

FLINT — The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation recently named long-time consultant Amy Shannon as a program officer for its Environmental Team in the area of International Finance for Sustainability, beginning Sept. 1.

Shannon has also worked as a consultant for the Ford and MacArthur foundations in the area of sustainable management of natural resources in Latin America. She served as associate and acting director of the Heartland Alliance’s Enlaces America Program, and seven years with MacArthur and their World Environment and Resources program.

“We are pleased to add someone with Ms. Shannon’s wealth of experience and fluency in several languages to the Foundation staff,” said William S. White, Mott President. — A.S.