Sharon Johnson

Sharon has over 15 years of experience in charter school leadership and over 22 years’ experience in education. Prior to joining Summit as Senior Director of Schools, Sharon spent 20 years at the Aspire Public Schools charter school network serving as a Lead Teacher, Instructional Coach, Principal and Mentor Principal at East Palo Alto Charter School. She then transitioned to Aspire’s Bay Area regional network team as Associate Superintendent, where she led a portfolio of 11 K-12 schools from East Palo Alto to Richmond. Sharon is passionate about leadership development. In her tenure, Sharon designed systems and facilitated development for school leaders to dramatically improve instructional outcomes and experiences for students. She is also ignited by continuous improvement efforts toward educational equity and excellence for students furthest from the sphere of success. Sharon is a National Equity Project Fellow and has taught as an Adjunct Professor for Alliant University as well as Alder Graduate School of Education’s teacher and principal residency program. She grew up in the midwest and the Bay Area and has a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from San Jose State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and Social Policy from Northwestern University.