About

Whittington Consulting, your partner in building inclusive, ethical, and high-performing workplace cultures. At the core of our work is helping organizations operationalize belonging, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership to improve engagement, retention, and measurable outcomes.

Shannon Whittington is dedicated to helping healthcare systems and corporate organizations create environments where people feel safe, valued, and empowered to perform at their best. Her work focuses on embedding LGBTQ+ inclusion, psychological safety, and equitable leadership practices into daily operations, turning intention into sustainable organizational performance.

An award-winning, doctorate-prepared nurse with extensive leadership experience, Shannon brings deep expertise in healthcare alongside a proven ability to translate inclusive practices into real-world results. As a certified LGBTQ+ expert, she understands how belonging, ethical leadership, and inclusive cultures directly impact retention, burnout reduction, team effectiveness, patient experience, and business outcomes.

Shannon’s work is both professional and personal. As a gay woman, she brings lived experience and authenticity to her leadership, offering organizations a grounded, practical perspective on what it takes to build cultures of trust, inclusion, and excellence. Her mission is clear: to help organizations move beyond awareness and create workplaces where people and performance can thrive.