About Lady Sharrell

Lady Sharrell is the Chief Executive Officer of the STETRIS Group, an everything consulting agency dedicated to cultivating beneficial relationships and innovative solutions that set their clients on a path to achieve their dreams and maximum potential. STETRIS provides clients with professional, unique, innovative solutions to ensure they have the tools they need to position them as experts in their field and as industry leaders. STETRIS works in tandem with its clients to develop unique, customized solutions that create maximum monetization of their vision. They work to transform the client's dream into a successful, profitable business. STETRIS is committed to Shifting and Transforming Everything Through Relevant Innovative Strategies.

Sharrell has dedicated herself to helping individuals and organizations achieve their dreams. Her educational studies include a BS in Architectural Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, a Master of Secondary Education, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and she is currently a doctoral candidate at Northcentral University.

Sharrell is a former higher education professor, a PLTW Master Teacher, a K-12 instructor, and a K-12 administrator. Prior to establishing The STETRIS Group, Sharrell served in many capacities including professional practice in architectural engineering and project management; and teaching, establishing, and managing k-12 career academies in engineering. The implementation of programs designed by Sharrell at the two high schools she served as Academy Director achieved Distinguished and Model status from NAF (National Academy Foundation). Her most notable achievement was receiving the 2015 Lowe’s Pride Award, “STEAM Innovative Teacher of the Year.” She graced the cover of Charlotte’s Pride Magazine in 2015 and was featured in the cover story “Women in STEM.” With over 20 years in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry along with over 10 years in education, her experiences and achievements birthed the publishing of “The Professional Classroom Playbook” and the launch of The STETRIS Group in 2017. She loves all things architecture, engineering, and construction and is a self-proclaimed techie. She has a passion for STEM and Art; through this dynamic duo, she can envision, create, and design in a way that brings dreams to life, which has.  

Sharrell continues to have a heart for children by serving the community through various non-profit organizations including her church Destiny Church, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and The Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. Sharrell served as the Board Chair for the new charter school Great Opportunities and Boundless Innovations for Girls helping to bring what was once a vision to reality. This will be the first all-girls, STEM-focused, K-8 school in the Charlotte area. Sharrell was instrumental in the design of this school and its approval by the State of North Carolina.  Sharrell also serves on the Board of Directors for Direct Employers Institute, a nonprofit organization that enables middle and high school students to explore STEM careers with Indiana employers.

Sharrell serves in ministry alongside her husband, Rev. Steven Howard, who is the Senior Pastor of Destiny Church. They have been married for almost 20 years and have three children Samuel, Sydney, and Silas. They enjoy traveling and spending time together as a family especially when there are fun STEM projects to do or board games to be played. Sharrell believes passion and optimism are the two critical components of creative problem-solving and that each person has a unique calling and gifting that has the power to change lives. There is one thing that everyone who knows her will say, “She is never short on ideas.”

Innovation is the key to advancement; it’s not the big changes; it’s small changes and sustainable consistency that will make the biggest difference.