Shorna has been a leader in the justice, youth and homelessness sectors for more than 15 years and is dedicated to driving positive social change for children and young people. Her work on the issues of youth homelessness and children and young people experiencing family violence has resulted in lasting government and NGO reforms, and her work has been replicated across Australia and globally.

Shorna is a social justice lawyer and is the head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations at Melbourne City Mission and founder of the Home Time campaign. She is the former Policy and Advocacy director of the peak body for community legal centres, sits on several not-for-profit boards and was inducted into the 2022 Victorian Honour Roll for Women.