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3 Minute Interview:: Odessa Shannon
Kids drove Shannon to politics
- Odessa Shannon led Montgomery County's Office of Human Rights for 13 years before retiring Jan. 1. Shannon, a native of the District of Columbia, became the first black woman in Montgomery to hold an elected, policymaking office when she was elected to the school board in 1982. She has lived Colesville since 1966.
- Odessa Shannon led Montgomery County's Office of Human Rights for 13 years before retiring Jan. 1. Shannon, a native of the District of Columbia, became the first black woman in Montgomery to hold an elected, policymaking office when she was elected to the school board in 1982. She has lived Colesville since 1966.
