Shari Brink teaches Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCS), specializing in the ECE/K-12 Education pathway, at Selah High School. She serves as CTE Department Head and co-advises Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). She has led her ECE/K-12 Education Pathway in growing from 2 single class offerings to a fully developed pathway that offers a sequence of 9 classes and 27 college credits articulated with YVC and CWU. Students graduate from the program prepared and certified to work in local daycares and preschools or to continue their pursuit of becoming a future educator. Shari has been previously recognized for her teaching as the Washington Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Educators (WA-FACSE) New Teacher of the Year in 2017 and as the Washington Association of Career and Technical Education New Teacher of the Year in 2018. Additionally, she was recognized as Certificated Employee of the Year for SHS in 2019 and 2021. She was recently honored with the Master Advisor award for National FCCLA. In 2020 she earned her CTE Director Certification. Shari believes in the power of connecting students to their passion through CTE programs and has seen school become more relevant to students through CTE programs. In her program she strives to connect students to application of their teaching skills, partnering with the SSD for events and practicum experiences. She also works to find ways to earn students industry recognized credentials that make them more hirable upon graduation. In addition to teaching, she is passionate about student leadership. She currently advises a FCCLA State Officer and supports STAR Event competitors. This year alone her chapter qualified 15 students to compete at FCCLA Nationals. Shari is the wife of Jared Brink, a Choice Learning teacher in the SSD and has two children, Natalie (10) and Brodie (5).
