Sharon is a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Parish and a lifelong resident of East Boston. She serves the parish as Eucharistic Minister, CAP member, and has served as Religious Education Director since 1999.
Sharon is the proud mother of a son, Robert, and a daughter, Lauryn, both of whom are teachers. Lauryn teaches 1st grade at East Boston Central Catholic School, and Robert is teaching at Wakefield High School, where he is Head of the History Department. Her daugther-in-law, Victoria is also a teacher and teaches online courses from home. She loves her four beautiful grandchildren, Thomas, Alyson, Michael, and Emily. Thomas and Alyson both attend East Boston Central Catholic School.
Sharon attributes her mother, Josephine Carlton, as the greatest teacher and influence in her becoming a teacher.