Meet Sharon
OVERVIEW
Sharon has been nominated to be the Democratic candidate for the 66th Assembly District in the state legislature. She has been endorsed by the Democratic Town Committees of Bethlehem and Woodbury, and she will be visiting other DTCs in the district.
The candidate has proposed four areas she will concentrate on in Hartford:
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Protecting women’s reproductive rights
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Advocating for more diverse housing options for seniors, families, and young adults
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Managing the spiraling costs of healthcare
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Reducing the tax burden for the middle class, working families, and seniors
WORK EXPERIENCE
​Sharon has an extensive background in education and health care. She began her career as K-12 Reading Director/Federal Programs Administrator and then Director of Community Education Faribault School District, Faribault, MN. In these positions, she was responsible for overseeing many programs and for obtaining grants to fund them. As chair of the MN Assoc. of State and Federal Program Administrators, Sharon traveled several times a year to Washington, DC, to consult with federal officials.
Sharon was employed from 1990–98 at Waterbury Hospital Health Center, Waterbury, CT, where she established Evergreen 50, the largest senior wellness program in Connecticut, and she was promoted to Director of Community Health Services in 1993. From 1998 to 2021, she served as Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of CT Communications Coordinator in charge of all Medicare and Medicare HMO pre and post-sales marketing and member communications.
Sharon has long been active in community affairs. She served for 16 years on the Woodbury Commission for Seniors, which she chaired for 5 years. Having been instrumental in the 2007 passage of the referendum to construct the new Senior Community Center, she served as the first chair of the Friends of Woodbury Senior Community Center, Inc., which under her leadership raised $125,000 to outfit the facility with new furniture, art work, computers, and fitness equipment. Presently, the “Friends” 501c3 nonprofit organization provides 4 free concerts annually and has donated an SUV to augment Senior Community Center transportation. Sharon wrote grants that assisted in obtaining these needed items, and just recently she obtained a grant and led the movement to fund a vitally needed new A-V system for the Woodbury Senior Community Center. She presently handles all “Friends” publicity, grant writing, and the annual CT Community Foundation GIVE LOCAL online giving program.
​ From 2009 to 2023, she served on the team that organized and annually presented the Mini Golf Open Tournament, which drew fans of all ages and raised funds for local organizations like the Food Bank. She created and executed all public relations/marketing plans. For her tireless efforts on behalf of the community, in 2015 Sharon received the Bernard Rosenberg Community Volunteer Award presented by the Town of Woodbury.
Besides her active community work, Sharon has been integrally involved in government at the local and state levels. She has served on the Woodbury Democratic Town Committee since 2001, for many of those years as vice chair. From 2006 to 2018, she was elected as 32nd Senate District Representative to the CT Democrat State Central Committee and provided support and assistance to 10 Democratic Town Committees in the 32nd State Senate District. For her service, she received the 2017 “Ella Grasso Outstanding Women’s Leadership Award for the 5th Congressional District.”