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Shannon Thomas

Shannon Thomas is an MA in Cultural Anthropology from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois with an emphasis in Southeast Asian Studies, particularly the Philippines. Shannon holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from Northern Illinois University’s Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy, and has been a Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship Recipient from 2014 to 2016, completing coursework in Tagalog language study. She is a Fulbright Scholar positioned on the island of Palawan where she had made her home. The basis of Shannon’s Fulbright experience is aimed at providing a foundation conservation efforts aimed at preserving Palawan's rich, natural areas and informing locals and tourists about the island's beauty and ways that environmental degradation can be mitigated.

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