BSN Program Leader Shannon Olson

Shannon Olson

Dean of Nursing

Prior to becoming Dean of Nursing at Arizona College in 2022, Shannon was an Adjunct Clinical Faculty and Core Nursing Faculty member at the Tempe Campus, teaching Maternal, Pediatric, and Community Health courses since 2016. Shannon worked as an RN Neonatal ICU nurse at Dignity Health and Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Arizona. Prior to moving to Arizona, Shannon worked in her home state of Minnesota as an RN in a Level II Special Care Nursery, as an RN Neonatal ICU nurse in North Dakota, and as an RN Surgical Nurse for Mayo clinic.

As Dean of Nursing, Shannon manages the operations and support of the Core Nursing students and faculty.

Education: MSN, Emphasis in Nursing Education, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ BSN, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN