Renee Sharp '88
Renee Sharp ’88 went to Lick-Wilmerding High School and then Rice University in Texas. After getting a master’s degree from Penn State, she pursued her twin passions for science and environmental activism at the Environmental Working Group (EWG), where she is now head scientist.
For the past three years, Renee has overseen the development and launch of a tool to help consumers understand what is in their packaged foods and how nutritious they are. Food Scores (www.ewg.org) launched recently with 80,000 foods in a searchable online database. “Despite vowing to never live in the East Bay, I now live in Berkeley and it turns out that I actually love it here!” Renee says.
When you were a student at Burke's, what did you dream you'd be doing at this point in your life? That's a good question... when I was at Burke’s, 40 years old sounded incredibly ancient. I probably just dreamed that I would still be alive and not utterly boring.
What is your favorite international city? Paris. (And if that makes me utterly boring, I'm OK with that. As long as I get to eat the baguettes there. And the cheese.)
Who was your favorite teacher at Burke's? Nancy Clark. She called us all her little 'chickenbirdies.' Who could resist that?
Who would you invite to your fantasy dinner party and why? Jesus and Buddha. Because I really want to know what they actually said before thousands of years of the game of telephone came into play. Seriously.
What advice would you give to a current Burke's student? Study hard. Have fun. Listen to your parents, but listen to yourself more. Follow your heart. And make sure you go eat some baguettes fresh from the bakery in Paris at some point!
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When you were a student at Burke's, what did you dream you'd be doing at this point in your life? That's a good question... when I was at Burke’s, 40 years old sounded incredibly ancient. I probably just dreamed that I would still be alive and not utterly boring.
What is your favorite international city? Paris. (And if that makes me utterly boring, I'm OK with that. As long as I get to eat the baguettes there. And the cheese.)
Who was your favorite teacher at Burke's? Nancy Clark. She called us all her little 'chickenbirdies.' Who could resist that?
Who would you invite to your fantasy dinner party and why? Jesus and Buddha. Because I really want to know what they actually said before thousands of years of the game of telephone came into play. Seriously.
What advice would you give to a current Burke's student? Study hard. Have fun. Listen to your parents, but listen to yourself more. Follow your heart. And make sure you go eat some baguettes fresh from the bakery in Paris at some point!