About

Shannon F. Reeves is a graduate student pursuing a PhD degree from the University of Alabama. He earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at Grambling State University of Louisiana where he was also awarded a Provost Fellowship. He is the recipient of the George R. Mears Centennial Scholarship awarded by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

As a Ronald E. McNair Graduate Fellow, he will pursue his research interest in State and Municipal Government, Public Policy and Non-Profit Administration. He seeks to fuse his academic pursuits with his professional experience while adding to the body of knowledge by providing a unique perspective in search of the most relevant researchable questions.
He is the former Director of State and Local Development for the Republican National Committee (RNC). Mr. Reeves served as the Party’s liaison between state, county and local Republican organizations on candidate support, professional development, and strategic positioning of the Party’s efforts in local communities.

Prior to the RNC, he served as the elected Secretary of the California Republican Party, making him the highest-ranking African-American Party official in the State. His state party experience and grassroots beginnings explain his passion for state and local politics. He is a conservative with a message of personal responsibility, government accountability and efficient nonprofit organizational management that has been delivered in speeches around the country.

Along with his passion for politics, he is deep-rooted in his spiritual convictions. Reeves is a born again Pentecostal and a lifelong member of the Church of God In Christ (COGIC). As a civic leader, he holds the title as being the only person to serve four consecutive terms as President of the Oakland, CA branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In addition, he is the only person ever to serve simultaneously as an elected NAACP President and an elected officer of the California Republican Party.
While serving the NAACP, his leadership increased the membership of the Oakland branch from 900 to over 4,000 and raised over $1 million dollars for the branch during his tenure. He has served the NAACP in eleven (11) different senior level capacities, serving fourteen (14) states during his twenty-three (23) years of activism with the organization.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree  in Political Science also from Grambling State University. He is married and enjoys spending time with his family.