An Alumni of the Juilliard School of Drama, Shondra continues acting alongside her music career, being cast in leading roles in comedic, dramatic, musical theatre, film and voice-over work for radio and television. Musically she has performed in concert in cities throughout California, Reno, Las Vegas, Canada and Mexico and star headlined on popular cruise ships and at parks like Sea World. Her self-produced original song and music video, Greed Incorporated, landed her Song the Best Rock Alternative Award 2021 in The Artist's Forum Music Competition in NYC; and an American Tracks Music Award for Best Metal Song 2019. She recently won the Semi-Finalist “Bob Fosse Award” for Best Music Video in the 2019 Chicago's Amarcord Arthouse Television Awards; 2020 Finalist Award at the World Music & Independent Film Festival in Virginia. Official Selections include 2020 Sedona International Film Festival, Studio City Film Festival; 2019 Best of ROCKFEST in Hollywood; Best Music Video in NYC's Annual Artists Forum of the Moving Image Festival, Widescreen Film & Music Video Festival in Las Vegas; LA Music Video Awards, Utah Music Video Awards; Audio Shoot International Music Video & Film Festival in Ireland, and Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival. Greed Incorporated is currently included on the daily playlist on Radio KSCR.

Several of her songs from her I AM CD are published in Unity Worldwide Ministries Songbooks and heard on EmPower Music Radio. Three of her songs from her Inside Fire CD won Radio KGB's Best of the Homegrown with radio play in San Diego, CA. Her song, "Victorious" was the theme song for the Celebrating the Troops Home USO Concert and won radio airplay during the parade in downtown San Diego. That same song was featured while headlining a fundraiser she co-produced called, "Rockin' For Comic Relief," in San Diego with HBO.

Besides her song catalogue she has composed and produced songs for a long list of projects including five of her musicals - Santa's Magnificent Four-(animated feature), WEird Detention the Movie-in preproduction, two-woman musical Hot Flashes On the Trail, (also she co-stars in), Horse Tales & Cowboy Trails, and Delta Dental's edu-tainment show, The Mouth Project. She's composed theme songs for organizations for Cancervive's Gilda Radner Award Shows alongside Jazz saxist Tom Scott; Wesley Clark's campaign song featured at the Comedy Story in Hollywood; Awesome Animals Vitamins; KCEO Radio's Health Is Your Wealth Radio Show; Keep Sedona Beautiful, Northern Arizona Against Sex Trafficking Coalition; Humane Society; commercials and animation projects.

Shondra is a well-respected acting, voice & stage performance coach for 25-plus years assisting her students with auditions, scholarships, and admittance into drama conservatories, singing contests, and pageants. Many of her students are professionals in the industry. She is the co-founder of Sedona Youth Theatre which is celebrating its 16th successful year. She's coached principle leads in musical productions of Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Next to Normal, Guys & Dolls, Footloose, Fiddler On the Roof, Newsies, Peter & the Star Catcher, and Crazy for You. For three years she was a co-producer of Experience Yourself Women Retreats and continues to be a guest coach at health & wellness retreats with her Finding Your Voice workshops across the USA and Canada.

Her Music Direction positions include GracePointe Of Sedona, nine years at Center for Positive Living, and Unity of Sedona's 2006-07 evening services. She founded and produced the In the Living Room Concert Series, donating her time to promote, book, and produce the series every Wednesday evening for two years.

Shondra has founded, produced, and served on committees for fundraisers Be Their Voice - Artists for Animals for Humane Society Sedona, Second Chance Center for Animals, Sedona Sunrise Superstar, Cottonwood Idol, Sedona YMCA, Relay for Life Races, International Peace Day celebrations. She produced Sedona Cares ~ A Day of Action raising $30,000.00 which she and her team distributed to the three families who lost their homes from fires.

Committed to being of service, Shondra stepped up as the 2018-2019 President of NAWBO, (National Association of Women's Business Owners) Sedona-Verde Valley Chapter and continued as Past President/Marketing Chair. She served six years on the Board of Directors for Sedona Historical Society and currently serves on the Jack Jamesen Memorial Sculpture Park. Her awards for community service are Sedona Verde Valley's Woman of the Year 2018, Arizona Foundation's 2017 Community Collaborator of the Year Award, NAWBO 2017 Community Involvement Award, PWG's-(Professional Women's Group) 2012 You Make A Difference Award, Good Morning Sedona Special Achievement Award and Arizona Foundation's 2013 Business Benefactor of the Year awarded to her and her partner/husband Tom Jepperson.