Sher grew up in south central Fresno, and while he spent his twenties away in the Bay Area and southern California, he came back to Fresno because it’s home and where he wants to pay it forward.
Opportunities have come Sher’s way and changed the trajectory of his life because of people and organizations who have invested in him, and that’s why he’s doing work that invests in young people. The most important and impactful work that he’s been a part of at yli started with young people—and this has only deepened his conviction to center young people. This means supporting the program staff who work directly with young people. It means working with staff to ensure that they have the resources, skills, and capacity to support young people and to advance equitable community change. It means developing, innovating, and implementing organizational, financial, and administrative systems that center, facilitate, and foster the equitable change campaigns led by young people and staff.
Day to day, Sher partners with staff to manage and oversee office budgets, to implement expenditure plans, to prepare financial reports and invoices, and to develop grant proposals. He also partners with Fresno County leadership staff to lead a transportation campaign.
Sher has a Master’s of Arts in Socio-Cultural Education from California State University, Long Beach, and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Socio-Cultural Anthropology with a Minor in Education from the University of California, Berkeley. Outside of work, his passions include golf, personal finance, and extended family time with his wife and two young daughters, siblings, parents, and nieces and nephews, and relatives.