meet the board

Sharon is a Colorado native, a small business owner, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. Until her son was arrested in 2019, she had no prior knowledge of the severe laws for sexual offenses, or of our country’s judicial and prison systems. In the process of learning what these charges meant for her son and family, she began seeking support from others who were dealing with similar circumstances. Her extensive research revealed not only the glaring need for reform of federal laws and prisons, but also the lack of resources dedicated to preventing sexual harm offenses. She then began finding avenues to assist others through support, education, and advocacy.

Her goals to help her son and other families who are impacted by the U.S. criminal justice system include offering compassionate care to assist them in navigating the complicated laws and the emotional journey through the federal prison system, along with supportive outreach to those incarcerated. Giving and receiving support through this unexpected life journey has revealed to her the very real damage to families caused by mass incarceration, lack of mental health care, and continuing punitive punishment in our prisons.

As a part of the UV4SOR team, Sharon advocates for reform of mandatory minimum laws and sentencing guidelines, and for judicial reform at the federal level, in the courts, and within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Equally important to her is the goal of education to prevent sexual offenses before they occur. Working toward these goals gives her hope that, by speaking out, we can provide education, foster prevention, and bring awareness to change societal views of sexual offenses, judicial processes, and mass incarceration.