Shari Davis is a long-time community activist in Santa Monica and currently serves as co-chair of Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS), a nonprofit grassroots political action committee dedicated to advocating for increased financial resources for public schools. She also served as a leader of various campaigns in the last eight years that now generate $25 million annually for Santa Monica-Malibu public schools.

In addition to her current role as advisor to The Children’s Partnership, she has been a program consultant on several TCP projects since 1996, including Computers In Our Future, for which she facilitated corporate outreach and donations. She also serves as an advisor to the Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College.

Prior to her nonprofit work, Shari spent 12 years as a public affairs advocate and governmental relations consultant and has experience as a municipal finance investment banker. She is past chair of Covenant House California and served on the boards of the Children’s Museum of Los Angeles, the Weingart Center Partners, and Alternative Living for the Aging.

Shari graduated from the University of Southern California, where she double majored in political science and public relations.  She went on to earn her master’s degree in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.  She and her husband have made Santa Monica their home for 23 years and have three children. She enjoys running, skiing, and enjoying the beach with her family.