Sharon Nemser – Board Member

Sharon Nemser and her husband Louie started coming to Beaver Island in l982 when their son was two. Three years later, the family built a house on Donegal Bay and have been coming every summer since then. Sharing BI with their young grandson and his family is a delight.

A devoted educator, Sharon began her career as a high school English teacher.  After earning a doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University, she served on the faculties of the University of Chicago, Michigan State and Brandeis University where she directed innovative teacher education programs and pioneered research on teacher learning.

In 2000 Sharon was recruited to fill a newly endowed chair in Jewish education at Brandeis University where she established a center for research on teaching and learning, initiated a Master of Arts in Teaching and created a program for teacher leaders.

Serving on the board of the Beaver Island Performing Arts Alliance has led to new friendships and a welcome opportunity to contribute to the cultural life of Beaver Island.