COVER STORY 50 | FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE As CEO, Shannon Clancy wants St. Vincent de Paul to become a place where people find joy, healing and fulfillment, especially in service to others.

“I should have gotten you a St. Vincent de Paul ball cap,” said Shannon Clancy, handing me a hairnet before we begin meal service in the Family Dining Room. She is serving chicken marsala and mashed potatoes while I am spooning out squash. Clancy doesn’t typically serve meals — a blessing she likes to save for volunteers, but she’s made an exception to join me. It’s a Tuesday evening at the St. Vincent de Paul campus on Watkins Road and Third Drive in Phoenix. People facing hard times line the streets outside, but it’s still a joyous scene here. Kids doing homework. Diners complimenting the food. An impromptu Zumba class. Little do most of the guests know who is serving them this night, which suits the self-effacing Shannon Clancy fine. FROM EARLY INSPIRATIONS TO FAMILY TRADITIONS, GET TO KNOW SHANNON CLANCY, ST. VINCENT DE PAUL’S NEW CEO Serving Joyfully BY KAREN WERNER