She has been involved with community theatre in the Comox Valley for almost 20 years. Throughout the years Shari has produced over 25 productions, stage managed 20 productions and has been involved with over 20 other productions as a member of the production team. Over the years she has served on the Rainbow Youth Theatre board and she is currently the past president for Courtenay Little Theatre. In 2009 she worked as the CYMC Office Assistant Manager and has been actively involved with CYMC ever since.

Shari believes that the key to successfully producing top quality productions is cooperation and collaboration, she is proud of the volunteers who work tirelessly for all of the theatre groups in the community. She enjoys working with the incredible CYMC Musical Theatre faculty and watching the students thrive in a positive environment every summer.

Shari was born and raised in southern Ontario; she studied Business Management at Sheridan College, in Oakville. She moved to Vancouver in 1986 and then moved to the Comox Valley with her husband in 1991 to raise their family. Shari has worked as Support Staff at North Island College since 2010.

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