Shawn Gumataotao is a Senator in the Guam Legislature. A former-Managing Partner of GET, LLC, a Guam-based consulting and specialty construction materials and supplies firm, Shawn is a senior executive with extensive experience in public policy, operational management and strategic and crisis communications. He served most recently as Director of Policy, Planning and Community Relations at the Judiciary of Guam. Shawn served as Deputy Chief of Staff for former Guam Governor Felix P. Camacho. He is an Adjunct Instructor in the Division of Communications, Media and Fine Arts at the University of Guam and is a subject matter expert for the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. An award-winning television news reporter, videographer and podcaster, Shawn worked for 12 years at broadcast stations in California and Guam to include Guam Cable TV and KUAM-TV. He is a graduate of California State University Bakersfield with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology.