Shari Campbell is the President and CEO of La Casa de Esperanza, providing vision and direction in advancing the organization’s mission under the guidance of our Board of Directors. She is also a member of the La Casa Village Board of Directors; La Casa de Esperanza’s Education Committee, which serves as the Charter School Board; and the Sueños Foundation Board of Directors.
The vast majority of her experience has been working in non-profit organizations, and she has been with La Casa de Esperanza for the last 23 years. When Shari first started, she was the Director of Children’s Education Programs at La Casa. During her first 21 years at theorganization, she served in multiple progressive leadership roles, including Director of Programs, Director of Development, Chief Operating Officer, and Interim President and CEO.
Raised in a small town in northwestern Wisconsin, Shari graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a double major in Human Development and Elementary Education. She later earned a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). Before La Casa, she owned adaycare center in Fairbanks, Alaska; served as Preschool Director/Clinical Coordinator for are habilitation center in Watertown, New York; and directed two daycare centers for the Salvation Army in Syracuse, New York.