Sharon Mainka is the Chief of Staff to the Vice President for IT and CIO at Texas A&M University. Sharon holds a B.S. in Professional Writing from the University of Houston-Downtown, and an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction ~ Instructional Technology from the University Houston. Sharon has 25 years of IT experience across IT Service Management, Application Development and Implementation, Quality Assurance, Learning Management Systems, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, and Strategic Planning.

In her role as the Chief of Staff, Sharon oversees the Enterprise IT Project Management Office (PMO) and the IT Business Relationship Managers (BRMs). She coordinates the IT Governance Program and provides support and guidance for the strategic and tactical plans for the unified IT organization.