Sharita Wade

Published Mar 25, 2026 by

Kristen Martin

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Principal Fellows

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Northampton County Schools

Sharita earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry while simultaneously obtaining her teaching certification in 2008 from North Carolina A&T State University. In 2014, Sharita received her master’s degree from Strayer University in Education Technology. She has been selected as Teacher of the Year in both Weldon City Schools (2014-2015) and Northampton County Schools (2019-2020). Sharita has served as a school improvement team member, district beginning teacher mentor and a member of her school’s leadership team. Sharita has taught 9-12^th grade science classes as well as becoming a FIRST Robotics Coach. Currently, Sharita is serving as an instructional coach and mentor at Northampton County Early College.

As a member of ECU’s first Pirate Leadership Academy cohort, Sharita wants to learn the skills to be an effective school administrator, while building collaborative relationships with other leaders in Eastern North Carolina. Her mantra in life is: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”