Sharon Blount

Sharon is a USC alumna. She earned her B.A. from USC in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. In 2018, she received her MFA in Creative Writing. She has previous experience supporting youth as Development Coordinator at Hands for Hope, L.A., an after school program located in North Hollywood. “This is a pivotal time in our communities where focus needs to be directed on elevating USC students and strengthening, developing and educating our youth. JEP does that extremely well and I am delighted to be able to facilitate them in the process.”

As the Office Manager, Sharon is responsible for a diverse set of administrative tasks, including day to day office management, inputting/monitoring student staff files, assisting in budget preparation, tracking and reconciling budget expenditures, departmental and internal requisitions, working with vendors, analyzing supply and energy consumption to determine cost-savings, and making sure that JEP is clean and orderly, in order to provide a fun and safe environment.

She has been with JEP since 2017.