Sherita Payne

Sherita Payne is an experienced professional school counselor currently serving Memphis-Shelby County Schools since November 2021 and Frayser Community Schools since July 2018. Previously, Sherita held roles as a middle school teacher at Shelby County Schools and as a family service worker and navigator at Porter-Leath. Other positions include outreach specialist at Ross Innovative Employment Solutions, employment specialist and behavior specialist at various organizations, and counselor at Diersen Charities, Inc. Sherita's educational background includes a licensure in school guidance from Freed-Hardeman University, a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from Strayer University, and a BA in English from Rust College.