Pastor Sharon Anderson, Temple of Praise Church, Washington D.C., Interview

<div><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Rev. Dr. Sharon Styles Anderson, Esq. is a compassionate and caring woman of God who has a heart for the people. Her commitment to serving the community is unparalleled, and is known throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area for<br>embracing the vision of her leader, putting the legs to that vision, and ensuring that the vision is carried out with precision and integrity. She has worked in tandem with community leaders and advocates to effectuate change in the Ward 8 community of the District of Columbia for well over 12 years.<br></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:#ffffff;">She has worked in collaboration with faith-based organizations for much of her professional career and her unyielding spirit and positive energy compels her to work tirelessly on behalf of those who are disenfranchised. She knows that this is her call.<br>Dr. Anderson graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and Spanish and studied abroad during her undergraduate career. She received her Juris Doctorate from Georgetown Law School and began her<br>career as a public defender with a passion to serve those who were in need of adequate and competent representation but could not afford it. Among her most notable professional accomplishments was her work at the Office of the Corporation<br>Counsel (now Office of the Attorney General) as the Senior Deputy for Public</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Protection and Enforcement. Her outstanding achievements have landed her among Who’s Who in Professional and Executive Women; awarded her the Mayor’s Trail Blazer by Mayor Anthony Williams; and the Ambassador of Peace award from the United Peace Federation.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Anderson has also had a stellar teaching career. She has served as Director and Associate Professor of Law at Howard U