Sharon Decker
Satisfied Life Personality and
Founder of The Tapestry Group
“I hope I can guide a few more women down the path of recognizing it's a tapestry we weave, not a perfect piece of cloth.”
Born and raised in small towns near Charlotte, N.C., Sharon Decker’s history offers inspiration for women everywhere. She is a highly successful business executive who has effectively balanced her professional life with responsibilities of the home, service to the community and devotion to her faith. As the daughter of a minister, she learned early the value of spirituality as the grounding for other facets of life. She successfully applied that lesson as an adult business executive and in her latest venture, The Tapestry Group, where she seeks to share it with others.
After graduating summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Sharon spent more than 17 years with Duke Power Company the nation’s largest utility. She began with the company in consumer services and moved rapidly through the ranks to become the youngest and first female vice president in Duke Power’s history. Her work at Duke Power led to the creation of its 24-hour customer service center.
Sharon left Duke Power to become the founding president of The Lynnwood Foundation, which was created to restore the Duke Mansion in Charlotte as a major conference center and to begin the William States Lee Leadership Institute. While at Lynnwood in 1998, she also served as the chair of the Charlotte Chamber and was named Charlotte Woman of the Year. She moved to Rutherfordton in 1999 to serve as president of the Doncaster division of Tanner Companies and most recently served as president of Tanner Holdings. She created the Tapestry Group in 2004, focusing full time to encourage individuals to grow deeper, spirtually,and in more healthy ways, physically,mentally and emotionally. In other words, encouraging the experience of the satisfied life.
In addition to her work with Tapestry, Sharon is a mother of four, a lay pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and a student at the Christopher White School of Divinity, completing her Master of Divinity Degree with a concentration in Spiritual Formation. She is also a board member for several non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 companies including Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated,Inc., Family Dollar Stores Inc., SCANA and Herschend Family Entertainment Group.
Sharon's Favorite Websites!!!!! Simple Living d365.org the anchorage explore faith
