Sharon Edmundson, MPA, CPA - 2020 FC

Currently a Deputy Treasurer and the Director of the State and Local Government Finance Division of the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer.  She previously served as Director of the Fiscal Management section, and as an assistant director and staff member prior to that. Her other work experience includes ten years in public accounting and four years as an internal auditor.  She also currently serves as adjunct faculty at the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Sharon received her BS in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Master’s in Public Administration at North Carolina State University.  She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Administration at Valdosta State University. She is a member of the Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and was twice awarded the Outstanding Member in Government Award.  Sharon also serves on the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel, and the Women in Public Finance Committee of the Government Finance Officers Association. Sharon is a graduate of Leadership North Carolina, Class XXII, and currently serves as the Treasurer for the Raleigh/Wake Partnership to End Homelessness.