Sharon Booth

Sharon is SNS’ Founder and Executive Director—responsible for mission and strategy, curriculum development and fundraising. She has an MA from Cambridge University in Theology and Religious Studies. Following her graduation, she taught English at Amideast in Tunisia and then went on to work in Amman, Jordan as Productions Manager for a publishing company with programmes for young people aiming to promote reading in the Arab World. In Sharon's final year in Jordan, she was employed as PA to the Defence Attaché at the British Embassy, then returned to the UK and began work in Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution, founding the SNS Education Programme in 2010. Sharon speaks Arabic and French and has studied ancient Hebrew. In 2016, she was awarded a master’s degree with distinction from King's College London, specialising in nationalism and religion. She plays flute and piano, is a member of Humanists UK, and enjoys yoga, hiking and swimming.