Shannon Staub was elected to the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners in 1996 and was re-elected in 2000 and 2004 without opposition.

Ms. Staub is currently the chair of the commission, the Chair of the Peace River Water Authority and a member of the Tourist Economic Development Board and represents the Commission on the Criminal Justice Commission.

She also chairs the Community Health Improvement Program (CHIP) and is a member of the Veterans National Cemetery Site Selection Committee.

She serves on the Board of Directors of the Englewood Interagency Council as an Emeritus member and is an honorary member of the Board of Trustees for the Hermitage Artists' Retreat. Ms. Staub is a member of the Steering Committee for the SW Florida Regional Stewardship Alliance, and is a member of the Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee with the National Association of Counties.

Ms. Staub also one of 10 county commissioners nationally to serve on the Green Government Initiative advisory board, a National Association of Counties program that helps counties throughout the country develop and implement environmentally sustainable programs and practices for air quality, energy efficiency, renewable and alternative energy, green buildings, water quality and land use.

Ms. Staub was named Commissioner of the Year in 2006 by the Florida Local Environmental Resource Agencies (FLERA) for outstanding leadership in local environmental protection.

She received the Richard L. McLaughlin Volunteer of the Year Award for District 7 in 2006 from the Florida Economic Development Council. The award recognizes outstanding service to the local community and the state in supporting economic development initiatives.

A 2003 graduate of Leadership Florida, Ms. Staub served for four years as Gov. Jeb Bush's appointee on the Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, the only legislative committee with county commission representation.

Ms. Staub received the Legislative Advocate Award in 2003 from the Sarasota Farm Bureau. She received the Bob Graham Award in 2002, which is given to a government official by the Florida Lake Management Society for her advocacy of water issues. In 1999, she was presented the Grassroots Leadership Award by the Nature Conservancy.

Ms. Staub participates in activities of CYD (Community Youth Development) and STAR (Students Taking an Active Role in Government) and has an endowed scholarship fund in her name for CYD/STAR youth. She was honored in 2006 for her leadership in the Community for CYD.