Shana has been a West Seattleite since 2010 and a member of AHSTC since 2018. She is the proud parent of two tween girls, Talia and Avi, both of whom have enjoyed participating in swim, dive and tennis at the AHSTC since joining. Shana grew up outside Chicago where she spent her childhood participating in softball, dance, swim team and was a competitive diver for 10 years as a child and teenager. In 2021, Shana got involved at AHSTC as the parent liaison for the Arbor Heights Dive Team. This year she is excited to learn from and co-head coach the Artistic Swim (Synchronized Swimming) team with experienced synchronized swimmer and Arb parent Jeannine.

Shana’s professional background is in nutrition. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and body image. She is adjunct faculty in the undergraduate and graduate programs at Bastyr University, where she attended graduate school after moving to Seattle from Minneapolis in 2004 with her husband Nate. While Shana has recently become a Seattle Kraken fan, her heart will always remain with Chicago sports… Go Cubs!