Shannon S. Hesse

Shannon attended Fairhope High School, then graduated from the University of Alabama with a major in Advertising and a Marketing minor. After a successful career in pharmaceutical and advertising sales, Shannon made her dream of selling real estate come true in 2012. She served as the Chair for the Realtor Political Action Committee for the Baldwin County Association of Realtors for 2015-16 and 2016-17, and was a nominee for Realtor of the Year in 2017 & 2019. Shannon is a graduate of the 2018 Alabama Association of Realtors Leadership class, a 2019 AAR Professionalism Trustee and serves on the 2019 AAR Board of Directors. She was recently reelected to the 2021 AAR Board of Directors and earned her Graduate, Realtor Institute and Accredited Buyers Representative designations. She is an e-PRO, Dave Ramsey Endorsed Local Provider and Zillow Premiere Agent. Shannon is one of six Realtors in the state that is certified to teach the Graduate, Realtor Institute program. Shannon recently became a Baldwin Realtor Certified Specialist - Eastern Shore. She also was honored in October with the Baldwin's Local Rockstar award by the Baldwin Realtors. Shannon is a passionate advocate for homeless, neglected and abused animals. She is instrumental in the annual production of the Mystic Mutts of Revelry parade that benefits the Haven for Animals each year and is serving as Chairperson for the 2019 & 2020 Mystic Mutts of Revelry parade, the Haven's largest fundraiser of the year. She is also one of the founding witches of the Fairhope Witches Ride, whose proceeds benefit local animal charities. in 2019, was appointed by County Commissioner Billy Jo Underwood to the Baldwin County Animal Advisory Board that advises the Baldwin County Commission regarding the county animal shelter. Shannon and her family are members of Fairhope United Methodist Church, where she is involved in youth missions and is the 2019 & 2020 Stewardship chairperson and 2018 co-chair of the Stewardship Committee .Shannon has been married to Andrew Hesse since 1999 and has twin daughters that attend Mississippi State University. Rescue dogs Weezie and Drake round out the Hesse family.