Clinical Program Manager
Shannon Laine, MM, MT-BC, is a Board-Certified Music Therapist and music educator, holding a Bachelor’s in Music Therapy from Anna Maria College and a Master’s in Music Education (Autism Concentration) from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Having founded the first community music school-supported music therapy program in New Hampshire in 2006, Shannon has an extensive background working with clients ages birth through adult with a variety of diagnoses in both school and community-based settings.
In addition to attending advanced music therapy training (including Neurologic Music Therapy and Sprouting Melodies), Shannon maintains a special interest in the intersections of music therapy and music education. A member of the disability community since she was a teenager (when her cousin was born with Down syndrome), Shannon now raises a son who identifies as neurodivergent.
Shannon remains committed to advocacy within the disability community and beyond and has volunteered in numerous capacities. She has volunteered for Special Olympics, is a founding member of the New Hampshire Music Therapy Taskforce, has rewritten the New Hampshire Arts Standards (as a disability specialist), and currently serves as President Elect of the New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association. She is a supporter of strengths-based and neuro-affirming practices that allow all individuals to reach their fullest potential. Shannon is a former with the New Hampshire/Maine Leadership & Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) trainee through the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire, having completed 300 hours in leadership and disability training. She is a 2023 graduate of the New Hampshire Leadership Series.