Full Name:
Sharon Y. Ball
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: James W. Johnston; 1 Child: Samarra Y. Mbenga
Birth Date:
08/02/1950
Birth Place:
Zanesville, OH
Home City:
Whitney Point, NY
Attended, George Mason University
Attended, Ohio University
Served, Carter White House staff in the Presidential Personnel Office, 1978-1980
Appointed, NYS Attorney Generals Committee on Nonprofit Revitalization
Appointed, Grant Panels, NYS Council of the Arts
Senior Cultural Editor, NPR News, Washington D.C
Broadcast Journalist, NPR News, Washington D.C.
Talk Show Host, Newscater, Washington area stations, Mutual Radio Networks, and the Voice of America
Served, Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena Board
Served, Lourdes Hospital Board of Directors
Served, Womens Fund Leadership Committee at the Community Foundation for SCNY
Executive Director, Broome County Arts Council in Binghamton, 2004-2015
Awards:
Alfred I. DuPont Award
Gabriel Award - Society of Professional Journalists
Case Media Fellowship - Harvard University
2013 Phoenix Award - Citizen Action of New York
Nonprofit Award for Career Achievement
2015 Sigma Award - Binghamton University's Department of Public Administration