People: Shannon Strickland joins PBS Reno

PBS Reno has hired Shannon Strickland for the role of grants officer.

Strickland joins the development arm of PBS Reno that acquires the necessary funding to keep PBS Reno on the air, while strengthening PBS Reno education services, which delivers Curiosity Classroom workshops to children in seven counties across Northern Nevada.

Strickland brings experience in copywriting, copyediting, and teaching to PBS Reno.

She taught multiple entry-level English composition courses at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she graduated in December 2022 with her Master of Arts in English with public engagement emphasis.

In her new role, Strickland will work closely with the vice president of development to acquire grant funding to support PBS Reno and the many services the non-profit public television station brings to northern and central Nevada and northeastern California.