Sharlee Jeter began her involvement with the Turn 2 Foundation in 1996 as a high school volunteer. At the age of 18, Sharlee was named to the Board of Directors, and during college, she interned with the Foundation on summer and winter breaks. In 2002, she joined the Foundation full time as program director, developing a number of successful initiatives, including a partnership with The St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf in the Bronx that led to the integration of the deaf into many Turn 2 programs and events in New York and Michigan.

Sharlee proved to be a tremendous asset to the organization and was promoted to director of development in 2004, managing fundraising initiatives and corporate partnerships. In 2007, Sharlee was named vice president of the Turn 2 Foundation, and in February 2010, took over the reins as president.

In her current role, Sharlee oversees the day-to-day operations of the Foundation, with a focus on fundraising and development. Additionally, Sharlee manages all corporate partnerships, oversees Foundation consultants and acts as a liaison with the Foundation’s Board of Directors and Resource Council. To that end, one of her key responsibilities is to ensure Derek Jeter’s new and current business partners and ventures align with his philanthropic efforts.

As president of Turn 2, Sharlee has identified innovative ways to build the organization, creating special fundraising and program events that further promote the Foundation’s mission, and forging key branding opportunities and partnerships that have increased exposure and corporate support. Under her leadership, the Foundation saw its 18th Annual Dinner generate a 72% increase in revenue from its previous gala, and welcomed new corporate partners including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Haddad Brands, Movado, Highland Mint and PNC Bank. Most recently, after 11 years of hosting the Derek Jeter Celebrity Golf Classic in Tampa, Florida, Sharlee forged a relationship with ICON International and JP Sports + Entertainment to create the Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational in Las Vegas, which guarantees $1 million for the Foundation.

The Foundation has successfully channeled that fundraising power into results as demonstrated by its signature initiative, the Jeter’s Leaders, a leadership development program for high school students has seen 100% of its participants go to college upon graduating the program since 2008, and has placed Leaders in 135 paid internships over the last five years. The organization’s full time staff has also included five Jeter’s Leaders alumni.

Finally, Sharlee’s efforts on behalf of the Turn 2 Foundation ensured Derek Jeter’s final season in Major League Baseball was a banner year for the organization. Working with partners across the worlds of sports, business and media, Sharlee played a central role in elevating the profile of Turn 2, which is now among the most visible non-profit organizations in the United States. Sharlee oversees the children’s division of Jeter Publishing, an imprint of Simon & Schuster launched in 2014 that has released New York Times Bestsellers The Contract and its followup, Hit & Miss. Sharlee graduated in 1997 from Kalamazoo Central High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 2001 from Spelman College in Atlanta. Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Sharlee currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with her son Jalen.