PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — WAGM-TV news anchor/reporter Shawn Cunningham of Presque Isle has won the Mrs. Maine American Woman of Service 2018 state title during a recent competition in Saco.
Over the next year, she will represent the title while continuing to promote the importance of community empowerment and individual leadership through service, her platform initiative called “The Business of Service.” She will also spend time as a service ambassador for United Against Bullying Maine/The Crown Cares, the organization which coordinates the state pageant.
In addition to the title, Cunningham received several other awards, including the State Role Model Award for her division and the State Video Award, as well as the national Bronze level Presidential Volunteer Service Award for committing a number of dedicated hours of community service in 2016.
Although balancing a busy full-time schedule of family and job, Cunningham said service work is a commitment she will always maintain.
“I believe service is the way to develop leadership skills on and off the job,” she said. “My platform is about cultivating corporate partnerships (the business sector) with civic organizations to coalition and promote service opportunities that strengthen our workforce and above all else strengthen a resolve to build stronger communities.”
Cunningham is the morning anchor/reporter for WAGM “This Morning.” She is also the station’s health correspondent for “Medical Mondays” and producer of the station’s online web series “AM Chat with Shawn Cunningham.”
She is involved with the Presque Isle Kiwanis Club and the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, among other endeavors.
For more information about United Against Bullying Maine and the MASP Program, contact Ms. Deb Landry, executive director, at https://www.crowncares.org/ or http://missmainepageant.com/.
