Greenbook: A Local Guide to Chesapeake Living -Issue 11 | Page 23

Story by Diana Love
MANGO+MAIN:
Connecting T r   opical Lands
to Main S     treet U S A
W
hen I first meet Shannon Reisenfeld, mom of four children at Arnold Elementary,
local and international activist and new business owner, it is at Bean Rush Cafe in West
Annapolis. Although it is just 9:00 in the morning, like me she has already been up for
several hours, brought her kids to school and crossed several items off her to do list. I know I am an
item on that list, so I try to keep my curiosity about her story at bay, a task that’s nearly impossible
largely because Shannon’s path to realizing innovative and profitable philanthropy is both intriguing
and brave.
Shannon’s energy brews just beneath the surface. As she sits across from me, her hands are
calmly folded in her lap and her face is the picture of serenity, yet its obvious that her creative and
entrepreneurial mind is churning, already moving on to the tasks she must complete for her new
business Mango + Main.
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