Shannon A. McGuire ’19 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she is on the board of the Latin American Law Student Association and chair of the Immigration and Human Rights Committee of the National Lawyers Guild. Shannon graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Applied Economics and minor in Spanish. Having grown up in Pensacola, Florida, Shannon brings a unique perspective from small-town “Red America” to big-city “Blue America” where she is determined to reconcile the divide on policy issues that should be non-partisan.
Before law school, Shannon spent several years teaching English to middle school and high school students in Peru and Spain. In addition to expanding her worldview, these experiences gave her the opportunity to travel and volunteer in many countries. Her time volunteering during the refugee crisis in Lesvos, Greece, strengthened Shannon’s commitment to protect the most vulnerable through legal policy. As a Law and Public Policy Scholar, Shannon works as an asylum and refugee legal intern with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Her policy interests involve economic development and migration issues, specifically poverty reduction in developing economies and children’s rights.