Sharita Humphrey

About

Sharita M. Humphrey is a nationally recognized and award-winning certified financial education instructor and small business advisor. Sharita has received two Texas Proclamations recognizing her ongoing commitment and work to teaching financial and business literacy to marginalized communities and small businesses. Sharita was named the National Financial Educator of the Year in 2020 for her work nationwide. In 2021, Sharita began global financial literacy work via the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Namibia.

Sharita has continued to work with state and local agencies, nonprofits, banks, and educational institutions, presenting and developing curricula, workshops, and training to increase financial and business literacy awareness and education. Sharita is a resident small business advisor for the Texas Woman's University AccelerateHER Houston program and has worked on collaborative projects with Houston Community College, Prairie View University, the University of Houston, and the City of Houston.

She is a regular contributor to major publications and has been featured in top-tier media, including CNBC, MSN, Acorns, the Wall Street Journal, Martha Stewart, Credit Karma, iHeartMedia, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, and BBC World News. She is a media spokesperson and partners with other brands and organizations to further educate mass communities on financial well-being, entrepreneurship, and funding opportunities.

Sharita and her family set a goal of purchasing hundreds of acres of land over the next few years to build a family-run farm. Sharita plans to teach underresourced farmers how to obtain capital to acquire and retain their farmland for generations.