The Center for Education Market Dynamics (CEMD) provides research, data analytics, and market insights to help the education sector improve outcomes for the country’s most underserved students.

As the Director of Data Operations, Shari leads the operational activities around the data collected and utilized by the Center employing best practices in the collection processes, data quality reviews and strategy to support the Center’s mission to improve educational outcomes.

Shari is an accomplished Data Operations and Customer Relationship Management Executive with 25 years of experience in the education sector. Her experience spans all facets of Operations from strategy to process planning and execution as well as change management.

She has led operations teams at every level in the private sector and provided consulting expertise within the industry, always with an eye on improving outcomes and efficiencies to help organizations align their activities to their values and achieve their goals.

Shari graduated from St. Mary’s University with a J.D. and practiced law in San Antonio, TX before leaving law behind for the education sector. She holds BA in Psychology and Theology from William Jewell College.