WORDS: Gabrielle Versmessen

A VISIONARY AND FEARLESS ADVOCATE…

How two long-standing ELC board members and child care providers remember Paul Sharff 

When the devasting news started to emerge on January 12th of this year that Paul Sharff, Chief Executive Officer at the Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County, had suddenly passed away, there was an outpouring of profound grief. It hit hard. It was very hard for two ladies …