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“I have known and worked with Sharda for more than 25 years, and I can say without hesitation that she is one of the most gifted communicators, strategists, and collaborators I know. Sharda brings incredible heart, intelligence, creativity, and clarity to everything she touches. She has a remarkable ability to take complicated issues, messy processes, and big ideas, and help shape them into messages that people can understand, feel, and act on. She listens deeply, thinks expansively, and always keeps the human stakes of the work at the center. Any organization would be lucky to have her as a strategic partner!!!”

– Tony Newman, Director of Communication, Overdose Prevention Program, Vital Strategies 

“Sharda was the invaluable ingredient who carried our innovative overdose prevention campaign, ‘You Have the Power to Save Lives,‘ to fruition and success. As lead consultant and advisor on the project, she helped guide a complex, multi-city, multi-partner effort with clarity, care, and deep respect for the communities at the center of the work. Sharda brings a rare combination of strategic communications expertise, narrative insight, project leadership, and collaborative spirit. She was especially skilled at helping partners align around a shared message, translating public health goals into accessible language, and keeping the work grounded in community trust.”

– Daliah Heller, PhD MPH, Vice President, Overdose Prevention Initiatives, Vital Strategies

“I’ve known Sharda for many years as a colleague at the Drug Policy Alliance, and as a friend, advisor, and trusted voice on communications, culture, and social change. Sharda has always brought a rare combination of strategic intelligence, moral clarity, creativity, and emotional depth to her work. She understands how ideas move in the world, not only through policy or messaging, but through story, identity, trust, and human connection. I have learned from Sharda, relied on her judgment, and admired the evolution of her voice and work over many years. I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone seeking a thoughtful, creative, and deeply perceptive communications partner.”

– Ethan Nadelmann,
Founder and former Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance

“I had the enormous pleasure of working with Sharda in her role at DPA and then hiring her as consultant. Sharda’s work is consistently thoughtful, thorough, and innovative. As a consultant, she showed enormous flexibility and sensitivity to the specific needs we had, modifying her approach and materials to suit our audience. She was prompt, often beating deadlines, and went above and beyond the scope of her contract. Sharda is a skilled and talented presenter, able to keep folks engaged and adapt to their needs on the fly. Her communications expertise and skills are unmatched.”

– Jules Netherland, Senior Advisor, Drug Policy Alliance

“Sharda is one of the most effective communications professionals I know. She has great judgment, is an excellent manager, and can keep track of a million details while focused on the big goals. She’s also an excellent writer. She’s fun and creative to work with, as well as conscientious. Highly recommend!”

– Rinku Sen, Executive Director
Narrative Initiative

“Sharda has keen instincts on the intersection of organizational development and communications strategy. She builds narratives effortlessly but also knows how to create the infrastructure within an organization to move them. She is an inherently collaborative thinker and knows how to build off the strengths of any group of people. Sharda has the rare gift of helping an organization deliver a simple message effectively within a complex strategy and situating both perfectly in relation to one another. I recommend her without reservation.”

– Cathy Albisa, former Executive Director, Partners for Dignity and Rights