Shawn Jones enjoys the challenge of keeping complicated assignments and relationships running smoothly. Her upbeat, high-energy approach helps her build teams and rewarding partnerships with clients. She's at her best when she can be in the middle of significant client engagements applying her client management, coordination, and consulting skills.

Shawn is an integral part of the MDA culture she's been with the firm since 1986, working in a variety of consulting capacities. She enjoys working with organizations to increase alignment with goals, execute strategies, and assist leaders to make their best contribution. She is also experienced in competency development, and helps client organizations design and implement talent management systems and leadership development programs. At the core, Shawn is an excellent relationship manager helping clients and consultants bring out the best in each other.

Her client work today includes coordination and consulting for ev3, Ecolab, GMAC, and Great River Energy, to name just a few. She enjoys the planning and development of action learning programs, and creating systems and processes to make large-scale initiatives run smoothly.

In the early days, Shawn learned to work with people as a ski instructor in Vail. When the urge to get a real job kicked in, Shawn found MDA. Shawn's twenty years of experience helps her wear the many different hats that she needs to be effective and efficient at consulting work. She is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, with a B.A. in Psychology.

Away from the office, Shawn is the proud mother of two adventurous young children. And just for the fun of it, she and her husband designed and built their dream home. To stay sane, she makes time each year for a women's kayaking trip in the Apostle Islands. It's a good idea to ask her about the last time she met a bear face-to-face in the woods.

Favorite Work:

Client advocate; ensuring we deliver on our promises