Dr. Sharon Faber is an internationally recognized speaker and consultant with more than 30 years of experience as a teacher, building and central office administrator, university professor, and staff development trainer. During her years in education, she has taught almost every grade level, and she has been an assistant principal, principal, English and Reading Supervisor, Director of Leadership Training, and Middle School Facilitator. She was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Belmont Abbey College.

A literacy expert and president of Faber Consulting, Sharon served six years as a consultant and Senior Literacy Advisor for Modern Red SchoolHouse, a national organization that focuses on effective strategies to help schools and students succeed. She has been a featured literacy expert for the Connect for Kids video, Lost for Words: Literacy in America, and her work has been published in a variety of educational journals. Dr. Faber received her bachelor of science degree from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, her master’s in educational leadership from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Faber has written extensively in the areas of literacy and leadership at the middle and high school levels and is the author of the best selling book, How to Teach Reading When You Are Not a Reading Teacher (2006). She has keynoted at district, state, national, and international conferences and is noted for her high energy level, the practicality of her content, and her humorous delivery. Sharon motivates and inspires teachers and administrators every where she speaks.

Sharon is married to Conrad Faber, and together they have four children. They live in Cumming, Georgia.