ASRSD and Ayer and Shirley communities\, please come out and support Ayer High School '\;89 alumnus Shannon Beasley Tait at her book signing at Valley Wild Books in Littleton Saturday June 17 from 2-4 pm.
\n\nHer book &ldquo\;Get Your Head in the Game: Life Lessons Learned from My Mother Through the Game of Basketball\,&rdquo\; is a tribute to her mother Mable Beasley\, physical education and health teacher at Littleton High School for 33 years. Her book masterfully merges life and basketball to inspire and coach the reader to set goals\, take chances\, overcome adversity\, and celebrate victory.
\n\nMs. Tait\, M.P.A. is the founder and CEO of Deep Roots Consulting\, LLC. Deep Roots provides life coaching\, consulting\, training and facilitation.
\n\nShannon is a 1989 graduate of Ayer High School where she was active in student council\, basketball\, softball\, and community service. She also graduated from North Carolina State University with a BA in Political Science and Sociology and a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in Public Administration.
\n\nShannon has more than 20 years of extensive experience in behavioral health\, addiction treatment\, and increasing access to care for under-served populations.
\n\nWhether coaching\, speaking\, or training\, Shannon is a catalyst for change. She is very active in her community and volunteers in activities that address homelessness\, education equity\, and youth health and wellness. She currently lives in Maryland and has two lovely daughters.
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