Shianne is located in Souris, Manitoba: Treaty 2 territory on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Dakota, and Oji-Cree Nations. Shianne has 16 years of experience in the Environmental Conservation Sciences field; 15 years working directly with First Nation communities. She is Oijbwe and a member of the Minegoziibe (Pine Creek First Nation) of Treaty 2 and Treaty 4 territory in Manitoba. She has attained a B.Sc. in Environmental and Conservation Sciences with a major in Conservation Biology from the University of Alberta. In 2013, she received a certificate in Indigenous Women in Community Leadership from the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University.

Shianne is currently one of the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Senior Project Managers. She is responsible for all stages in developing and delivering projects related to CIER's thematic areas (water, climate change and energy, biodiversity, food sovereignty, and sustainable waste management) and developing and maintaining collaborative initiatives and partnerships with Indigenous communities, government agencies, private sector companies, philanthropic and charitable organizations, non-profits and academic institutes. Shianne has experience managing staff, chairing meetings, facilitating workshops, developing proposals and is also a member of CIER's Executive team.

In the climate-energy nexus, Shianne represents CIER on a number of climate-related initiatives such as being a member of the Council of Advisors for the Canadian Climate Institute and mentor for the Indigenous Perspectives Case Studies series and has acted as a selection committee member for the Climate Change Health Adaptation Program over the last several years.