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title: Annya Shalun, Senior Consultant - Milepost
description: Annya Shalun has a background in sustainability, regional planning, and public sector work. She is skilled in facilitating public engagement initiatives and strengthening trust with clients.
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# Annya Shalun

##### SENIOR CONSULTANT

**Annya Shalun** joined Milepost with a background in sustainability, regional planning, and public sector work. She is skilled in facilitating public engagement initiatives, translating complex jargon, and strengthening trust and partnership with clients. 

 

She graduated with her Bachelor's in Sustainability and Environmental Studies from Sewanee: The University of the South and her Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State University. 

 

She currently resides in Chattanooga with two dogs, two cats, and a bunch of chickens. When she's not working, she can be found working on her vegetable garden and going on outdoor adventures with her dogs, Sassy and Ducky.

[mailto:annyas@engagemilepost.com](mailto:annyas@engagemilepost.com)<https://www.linkedin.com/in/annya-shalun-73a9a9136/>

![Annya Shalun](https://22610081.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/22610081/hubfs/Team%20Profiles/Annya/Annya-profile-23.jpg?quality=high&width=300&name=Annya-profile-23.jpg)

## Core competencies

- Qualitative research including focus groups
- Strategic planning
- Partner research and stakeholder engagement activities 
- Meeting facilitation
- Program focus selection and goal setting 

- Engagement strategy  
- Technical writing
- Presentation design
- State and federal grant development, writing, and management
- Stakeholder/team/project management 

### Likes

Learning new skills  
Traveling with friends  
Farmers markets  
House music  
Korean spas

### Dislikes

Cockroaches  
Clutter  
Negativity  
Brain fog  
Overhead lights

### Little-known fact

I was a beekeeping apprentice in Melbourne, Australia and transported swarms in the back of a bike trailer.

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