Shanerisse currently serves as a volunteer National Youth Coordinator for the Philippines of the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network (SUN CSN) under the Youth Leaders for Nutrition Programme. She is also the Interim Lead Convenor of the emerging SUN Youth Network Philippines. As part of her advocacy, she is a pioneering core member of the Food and Nutrition Youth Network (FNYN) Philippines and contributes as a youth representative in the national Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) of the SUN Movement Philippines, helping mobilize and organize youth participation in the nutrition space.
As a young professional, she works with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) as a Project Associate for Food Security and Nutrition, where she leads advocacy initiatives, youth-focused programs, and capacity-building efforts in urban, rural, and coastal communities. During her undergraduate years, Shanerisse served as President of the Philippine Association of Nutrition – Beta Zeta Student Chapter and held student leadership roles including as Student Regent of Benguet State University. She is an alumna of the DOST-SEI Patriot Scholars Formation Program and the Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC), and has been recognized among the Ten Outstanding Students of Benguet and the Outstanding Student Leaders of the Philippines. Shanerisse often serves as a resource person for subnational SUN Youth Networks, sharing her experience in topics such as youth leadership in the SUN Movement’s multi-stakeholder approach, adolescent and public health nutrition, nutrition-sensitive programming, local youth development, and nature-positive food systems. She is also involved in youth-led coalitions supporting countryside youth development.
She has co-developed advocacy tools and campaigns such as “What’s On Your Plate?” (WOYP) which promotes youth engagement in affordable healthy diets and the conservation of indigenous fruits and vegetables. In 2025, she participated in the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Paris as a panelist in the session “Recipe for Change – Amplifying Young Voices through Nutrition Dialogues,” as well as during the UNFSS+4 Preparatory Youth Conference where she highlighted youth-led impacts through the Philippine Multi-sectoral Platform for Nutrition as an emerging model for inclusive nutrition governance. To date, her commitment to amplifying local youth voices continues, as she has convened local nutrition dialogues across upland, lowland, and coastal communities delivering eight (8) youth-led dialogues in rural communities in Guinayangan, Quezon; Ivisan, Capiz; and Basco, Batanes. These efforts have mobilized 55 youth and student leaders and engaged about 300 adolescents, capturing their experiences and ideas on health, nutrition, food security, and their connection to overall well-being and life aspirations.