About Shawnna Donovan

Shawnna Donovan is Southern Illinois through and through. Born and raised in Marion, Illinois and a proud alumna of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, she has spent her entire life in the communities she now serves. When she helps a family find their home in Marion, negotiates a sale on the lake, or closes on a new construction in Carterville, she is not performing a service — she is taking care of her neighbors.

Shawnna's career in real estate has been built on one simple promise: extraordinary customer service, every time. That commitment has produced results that speak for themselves. In 2025, she earned the title of SIRE's Top Producer — the highest honor at Southern Illinois Realty Experts — a reflection of not just volume, but of the trust her clients place in her year after year. Over the past three years alone she has closed 271 transactions totaling more than $43 million in sales volume, working both sides of the table as a buyer's broker and listing broker with equal skill. She operates as a full-time broker with a dedicated team, and she and her husband David work together — bringing a true partnership dynamic to every transaction, with the bandwidth and communication that only comes from a team that shares both their professional life and their personal one.

What sets Shawnna apart in a crowded market is her investment in professional development. She holds some of the most respected designations in the real estate industry: the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) — the highest credential awarded to residential agents and brokers, held by fewer than 3% of REALTORS® nationwide — the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®), the e-PRO® digital marketing certification, the GREEN designation for energy-efficient and sustainable properties, and the At Home With Diversity certification through the National Association of Realtors. Together these credentials represent a broker who takes her craft seriously, invests continuously in her education, and serves every client with a level of expertise that most brokers simply cannot match.

Beyond real estate, Shawnna is known throughout Southern Illinois for her genuine passion for dogs and her active involvement in animal welfare in the community. Ask anyone who follows her online and they will tell you the same thing — Shawnna's social media presence is something different. She uses it not as a billboard but as a real, personal window into who she is — mixing market updates, new listings, and community content with the warmth and authenticity that makes people actually want to tune in. It has made her one of the most recognized and followed real estate voices in the region, and it reflects the same energy she brings to every client relationship.

Shawnna serves all of Southern Illinois — Marion, Herrin, Carterville, Goreville, Lake of Egypt, Carbondale, and beyond — across residential, new construction, land, manufactured homes, and multifamily properties. If you want extraordinary customer service from a broker who has the credentials, the track record, the team, and the heart to back it up, give Shawnna a call today.

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