2022 KTP DESCENDANT PROFILE
Shannon Hendrix, MS, RD, LD, FACHE
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrator at Arkansas Children’s Northwest
Name: Shannon Owens Hendrix
Children: son (Jacob), daughter (Lauren)
Parents: Ruthie and Victor Owens
Maternal Grandparents: Alfred and Beatrice Smith (Stuttgart, Arkansas)
Paternal Grandparents: Levi and Gustera Owens (Roe, Arkansas)
Shannon serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrator at Arkansas Children’s Northwest, where she implements strategy to achieve the vision of the organization. Prior to her role as Chief Administrator, she held the position of Vice President of Clinical and Diagnostic Services at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. In addition to her work with Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Shannon sits on the boards of Arvest-Springdale, The Brooklyn Project Foundation, the Arkansas Zoological Foundation, and the University of Central Arkansas College of Health and Behavioral Science Advisory Board. Shannon is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Central Arkansas and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas.
