Sharon Blanchard

Sharon Blanchard has worked in the higher education field for approximately 10 years on 

organizational improvement, process improvement, and curriculum development projects. She has background as staff, serving in leadership roles at the institute, and as faculty, teaching project management courses in person and online. She has experience leading cross-functional teams on projects, specializing in project communication, conflict, scheduling and human resources. Sharon earned her bachelor’s degree in communication (University of Iowa) and master’s degree in organizational leadership (St. Ambrose University), and she has completed graduate coursework in human resources (Upper Iowa University). She also holds project management certification (St. Ambrose University), HBDI® certifi cation (Herrmann International), Associate in Project Management certification (Project Management Institute) and a Social Media Marketing certificate (Kirkwood Community College).