Sharon M. Wharton, Event Management Director
	Sharon M. Wharton is a highly skilled planner, organizer and coordinator with a wide range of experiences in producing special event activities, conferences, community festivals and galas. Her event management experiences have been augmented by a twenty-year career in the fields of Customer Relations and Public/Consumer Advocacy, Marketing and Advertising, and Media and Public Relations.
	Ms. Wharton has a creative eye for designing memorable events, big or small, with a special touch. In her role as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, Ms. Wharton planned and coordinated a variety of special events and conferences, including Small and Minority Business Outreach Conference, Mega Success, Hispanic Outreach, Korean Businessman Conference, National Association of Minority Contractors Conference, and the Legislative Black Caucus Conference.
	Among her most laudable achievements is the "Adopt-A-Shelter" program and campaign that encouraged private organizations and community groups to enhance and beautify their communities with amenities such as transportation shelters, plants, trees, planters, trash receptacles, ceramic mosaics, clock towers, etc. She also planned and managed the National NAACP Annual Conference and the P2K Conference of Historical Black Colleges and Universities. At that conference, she brokered partnership with federal, state, and local government agencies as well as private entities to prepare students for employment opportunities.
	Ms. Wharton has also developed attractive and attention getting exhibit booths to enhance client image and presentation for the Maryland Department of Transportation, the National Coalition of Black Women, and the Maryland Chapter of the National Baptist Convention.
	As the coordinator of the African American Heritage Festival in Baltimore County, which highlights the contributions of African American in the county community, and the "Zoomarang" Festival and Fundraising event in Baltimore City, Ms. Wharton dazzled the guests with her distinctive style and brand of event planning that captured the mood of the occasions. She also worked with the Make A Wish Foundation to raise funds for children with life threatening illnesses and with Men Who Cook, a Baltimore fundraiser for college scholarships.
	Ms. Wharton will go the extra mile to provide her clients with the very best in event planning, coordination and management. Her pleasant style and demand for perfection is unmatchable. She has an undergraduate degree from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UNMC) and a Master's of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Towson State University, Towson Maryland.