Sharon is a key participant in the DEET Education Program’s Outreach for Community and Special Audience Education on vector-borne diseases and their prevention. She founded and serves as President of the non-profit Mosquito Illness Alliance. The Mosquito Illness Alliance is a 501c3 organization doing important work in community education, research and support for patients who contracted, and are living with West Nile Virus. She previously worked at the Mississippi State Department of Health, where she initiated the first West Nile virus support group in the nation in 2003. These support group meetings have continued through a webinar held at Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, MS and The LiveWell Center in Hattiesburg, MS. She also consults with Clarke Mosquito Control as a health educator in AL, AR and MS. As part of her many activities, Sharon developed the West Nile Virus Children’s Education campaign that has reached more than 42,000 children in Mississippi. She sits on the advisory committee for the American Mosquito Control Association’s “I’m One” campaign and serves on the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Association. She is a member of the Alabama Vector Control Society, and the Louisiana Mosquito and Vector Control Association. She holds numerous certifications including Master Vector-Borne Disease Management (CDC) and Integrated Mosquito Management (AMCA). We are thrilled to have Sharon on board!