Jenkins, Sharon. Interview, February 2, 2023

Sharon Jenkins was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, grew up in Scituate, Mass., and moved to Lake San Marcos, California in 1971 where she attended San Marcos High School. She was a business major in college; after college she worked in the accounting profession for 15 years. Her involvement as a parent volunteer led her to run for San Marcos City School Board where Jenkins served for 14 years. Jenkins was elected to San Marcos City Council in 2012 and will complete her final term in 2024. She is also a Realtor. The interview focuses primarily on her high school years and her experiences serving on San Marcos' School Board and City Council.

2023-02-02

California State University San Marcos University Library

Sharon Jenkins

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Oral Histories

Community history, North County Oral History Initiative, Politics and governance, Women's experience

Sharon Jenkins, “Jenkins, Sharon. Interview, February 2, 2023,” Voices of North County, accessed May 20, 2024, https://archivesoralhistories.csusm.edu/items/show/215.