Who is
The Team?
Shannon Watson
Thinker, Ideator, Relationships are the Work
Shannon Watson is the Principal of Casper Corcoran, LLC.
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Shannon has also worked in policy and public affairs roles for Majority in the Middle, Medical Alley Association, St. Paul Area Chamber, U.S. Bank, the Minnesota Senate, and the National Conference of State Legislatures. She has 20+ years of experience in electoral politics, advising candidates and working on campaigns on both sides of the aisle in Kansas, Colorado, and Minnesota.
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Shannon is a frequent op-ed writer and speaker, presenting on topics like "Why we're divided and what you can do about it" and "How to make your advocacy bipartisan (and why you should)." She was a member of the MYALP cohort in 2022 and a Humphrey Policy Fellow 2020-2021. In recognition of her work, Shannon has been named an #MNCivicLeader by the Citizens League and awarded a MinneInno 50 On Fire.
Shannon holds a bachelor's degree in English, Theatre, and Psychology from Wichita State University and a master's degree in Advocacy and Political Leadership from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She lives in Minneapolis.
Anastasia Caffrey
Connector, Solution Generator, Strategy Nerd
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Chad Cleary
Critical Thinker, Sales Maximizer, Team Builder
Chad began his professional career 20 years ago as a Copier Sales Representative. He transitioned to Pharmaceutical Sales where he sold the Cardiovascular line of products for Pfizer (Lipitor, Caduet, Exubera). This experience exposed him to medicine and health care. Ultimately, Chad made the decision to return to school to obtain his Bachelor's in Nursing from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO.
After four years as a bedside Critical Care RN (ICU and CVICU) as well as Nurse Manager of the Critical Care unit at two different hospitals (Missouri and California), he transitioned to Medical Device Sales. Chad stayed in the Critical Care space selling an external heart pump (LifeSPARC) and ECMO circuit. After winning Territory Manager of the Year in 2018 and President Club, Chad was promoted to Regional Sales Manager in 2019. He led his region to Region of the year, winning Regional Manager of the Year and President Club again in 2022. Chad had a team of 8-12 direct reports, consisting of sales reps and clinical consultants.
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Chad has a unique background including sales and direct patient care, with extensive leadership and management roles dating back to college where he was a Resident Assistant. He now lives in Kansas City, MO with his wife and three children, running between sports practice and tournaments.
