TRAUMA IS REAL BUT SO IS HOPE!

Following over thirty years in and out of jails, institutions and hospitals, Sharon calls herself a Surviving Spirit” who’s life has been riddled with tragedy and those tragedies have led to laws, policies and procedures being changed all over the Country.

She travels Nationally and Internationally, sharing lessons learned and her personal story in hopes that lives will be transformed. She is a Trauma Expert and Lead Consultant whose clients include; Federal and Private Organizations, Department of Juvenile Justice, Women’s Trade Mission in England, and most recently the International Peers Association in Amsterdam and Germany. Sharon is a Certified Whole Health & Peer Specialist, Certified WRAP Facilitator and holds a Masters Degree in Human Service. She is a talented visual and performing Artist, her art hangs all over the world. She is presently collaborating with the faith-based community, with a vision to train one thousand clergy in Trauma Informed Care.

Sharon is the recipient of the 2009 Joy Evans Award for Community Services, 2010 VOICE Award, 2011 Martin Luther Jr. Award for Community Services & 2011 Crisis Intervention Team Consumer Leadership Award, 2012 National Council Award for Contributions to the Arts, 2013 Community Service Award for Leadership.

She has written several plays to include the award winning hit play, “Meet Me on the Moon”, ”Dinner at Tuesday’s” and “I Wish”, She also wrote eleven self-published children’s books entitled “ S. Dillan Collection” about a dog who has bi-polar and a trauma history.