Ms. Sharron L. Henley receives US Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award

Ms. Sharron L. Henley, Full Sail University and Oakwood University alumna receives 2023 President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest level of recognition bestowed on an individual by the President of the United States to honor individuals in the nation that exhibit outstanding character, work ethic, and dedication to their communities.

Ms. Henley, 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree, was recognized on Saturday, December 2, 2023 by Dr. Joy A. Riley as an unsung hero and community leader for providing more than 4,000 hours to individuals, organizations, and local school districts while inspiring hope, empowering communities, and changing lives in South Florida.

“I am overwhelmed with gratitude to have been selected as a 2023 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree. I would like to congratulate all honorees and organizations being honored this evening for their relentless efforts of innovative change and solutions of progress in our urban communities.  I am humbled and honored to have my work recognized by Tylisha of Tye Live Entertainment presented by Dr. Joy Riley of Cream Colored Sisters. This accomplishment is not something that I did alone, and there are many others who deserve to share in this prestigious honor. Firstly, I would like to thank God, my heavenly father, for I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. I would also like to thank my family, friends, colleagues, Urban Community Connections, Inc. family, Urban League family, Excitement Radio station family, National Council of Negro Women Metropolitan Dade County Section, and most importantly, my Liberty City community”, said Henley.

Ms. Henley currently manages youth programs in inner city communities at the Miami Affiliate of the National Urban League as Vice President of Program Operations. She also serves as a part-time adult education teacher at DA Dorsey Technical College located in District 2 of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

As an educator, ordained minister, and non-profit program management specialist, she possesses more than 25 years of experience in working with minorities on educational attainment and self-sufficiency in South Florida.

She continues to embrace her Black and Hispanic cultures, by bringing awareness via her non-profit organization; Urban Community Connections, Inc., managed by Conversations With Charito, LLC.

As a journalist on her radio show, Conversations With Charito at Excitement Radio Station, she specializes in topics related to Anger Management, Effective After-School Programs, Breast Cancer Awareness, Child Care, Education, Elder Abuse, Etiquette, Financial Literacy, Identity Theft, Public Policy, Grant Writing, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Human Trafficking Awareness, Non-Profit Management, Parental Involvement, Peer Pressure, Self-Esteem, Work Ethics, and Single-Parenting.

Ms. Henley is an active member of The National Council of Negro Women Metropolitan Dade County Section serving as the Corresponding Secretary. She also serves as a dedicated board member for North Miami Beach Police Department’s Police Athletic League (PAL).

For more information about Ms. Sharron L. Henley, Min., M.A. visit https://cwcnews.org