Shannon Marie Sanders

I started my educational journey at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where I earned my BA in psychology, working under Dr. Baron in the psychology department. I then went to Auburn University for their experimental psychology program, where I worked under Dr. McGlynn, a clinical psychologist, and completed my master's degree in experimental psychology in 1999. After getting my degree, I decided I didn't want to stay in the field of psychology. I became a self-taught project manager and worked for about 15 years across three different companies that handled water and wastewater equipment. In my later years, I specialized in pump and mixer selection. It was a community kind of work where I was helping to create an environmental impact, taking wastewater or water, treating it, and returning it to the environment. It was my way of giving back to the world after I had taken from it. Shortly before I retired in 2015, I became an author, which is the accomplishment I'm most proud of. In 2014, I published 'Phoenix Project,' a sci-fi thriller with metaphysical mystery elements. It's about one person having left behind clues for his friends to follow regarding the disappearance of people and a potential government conspiracy behind it. I am actively writing the prequel to that book, and I have a sequel also in mind, so it'll be a trilogy.