Sharon Ryan graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a B.S. in Elementary Education and an M.B.A. She also holds an M.A. from Northeastern Illinois University in Gifted Education. Her teaching experience ranges from the primary grades to the college level in both public and private schools.

Sharon is the gifted coordinator in a Chicago suburban school district and is active in the gifted and talented field. She is a regular speaker for the parent speaker series at Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development and has also been a speaker at both the Illinois and national gifted conferences.