At age 24, Amanda Vernon is, first and foremost, a dedicated servant of God.  Born in the great Midwest state of Wisconsin, she was baptized Roman Catholic  on October 14, 1987 by her grandfather, Deacon Kenneth Vernon.  She grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan as the oldest of seven children and was home schooled from 1st - 12th grade.  On September 5th, 2009, Amanda married her best friend, David Shaheen.  They welcomed their first child into the world 13 months later, are expecting their second child in April, 2012, and look forward to following where God next leads. 

Accomplishments: 

Began singing publicly at age 5, and playing the piano at age 7

Held roles in nationally distributed Catholic children’s videos, including “The Rosary for Little Children”

Was a repeat guest on the EWTN LIVE call-in television program, "Life on the Rock"

Released four full-length recording projects: 

Shared her musical gifts in seven countries at numerous churches, youth rallies, and special events, including:

World Youth Day 2008 and 2011 in Sydney, Australia and Madrid, Spain, respectively. 

49th International Eucharistic Congress, Quebec, Canada

National Catholic Youth Conference 2009 and 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri and Indianapolis, Indiana, respectively.

High School Summer Youth Conferences, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio

Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, France

 Juarez, Mexico, San Andres Church Christmas concert 

Youth Rally, Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa

Holy Cross College Concert, Notre Dame, Indiana

Gateway Academy Concert, St. Louis, Missouri

St. Pius X Confirmation Concert, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Cross Roads Parishes of West Michigan