About Us
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About Us 〰️
Breana Jacques and Shannon Finnegan are the dynamic duo you didn’t know you needed—but definitely do. They first crossed paths in January 2022, when they joined forces to co-design and launch a new school side by side with students. The spark was immediate: shared values, big dreams, and an unshakable drive.
Fueled by a deep belief in collective brilliance and a refusal to accept business-as-usual, they took a bold leap in May 2023 and launched The Loop Consulting Collective—a bold, heart-forward firm that disrupts harmful practices, reimagines possibilities, and builds pathways for sustainable change.
Breana Jacques
Breana Jacques is a powerhouse facilitator, educator, and unapologetic disruptor of the status quo. With 12 years of experience in the Twin Cities and Wichita, KS, she’s built a reputation for flipping the script on traditional education—amplifying learner voice, sharing power, and helping people define their own brilliance rather than waiting for systems to do it for them. She loves baking a new recipe, lifting heavy at the gym, or reading a good memoir. Her love for growth, challenge, and creativity shows up in everything she does.
Breana currently brings her passion and purpose to life as the Assistant Principal of the Lower School at Hope Academy in Minneapolis and serves on the Board of Directors at Partnership Academy. Whether she's in the classroom, at the board table, or in the community, Breana shows up with heart, strategy, and vision as she leads with justice, joy, and humanity.
Now, as she begins her PhD in Education Policy and Leadership at the University of Minnesota, Breana is leveling up her impact—digging deeper into the systems she’s determined to transform and reimagining what’s possible for organizations across industry.
Shannon Finnegan
Shannon is an education changemaker on a mission to shake up the status quo. With 15 years of classroom experience from the lakes of Minnesota to Brooklyn, NY, Shannon brings heart, humor, and deep passion to everything she does. A top ten finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2020, she’s known for dreaming big, advocating fiercely, and always centering humanity in the work. Outside of work, Shannon is a history buff with a serious presidential library passport—she’s visited 9 of the 14 across the U.S.—and a die-hard baseball fan working her way through all 30 MLB stadiums (17 and counting!).
Currently rocking it as a Special Education Teacher at Richfield High School, Shannon also lends her voice to statewide arts and education policy as a Governor Walz–appointed member of the Perpich Center for Arts Education Board of Directors. In fall 2025, she’s taking her passion for systems-level change to the next level by beginning a PhD in Education Policy and Leadership at the University of Minnesota. Whether she's co-creating bold new visions or championing liberatory practices, Shannon is all about reimagining what the future can be—just, humane, and full of possibility.
