One of the most popular and entertaining genealogical speakers in the nation, Sharon DeBartolo Carmack is a Certified Genealogist and partner in the research firm of Warren, Carmack & Associates. Along with specializing in Irish and Italian genealogical research, Sharon offers consulting, writing, and editing services for a variety of nonfiction books, with an emphasis on memoirs, biographies, histories, family histories, personal histories, and annotated diaries.

Initially certified as a record searcher in 1988, Sharon earned her CG in 1999 by compiling a three-generation genealogical study of the David Stuart family of Virginia. She is the author of sixteen books and hundreds of articles and columns that have appeared in nearly every major genealogical journal and publication. Her books combined have sold roughly 115,000 copies.

Sharon's extensive and varied editing and mentoring experience in the field of genealogy for the past twenty years includes her position as the executive editor of F+W Publication's Family Tree/Betterway Books line, where she acquired and edited more than 40 titles. The combined sales of this line exceeds one million copies, making Family Tree/Betterway Books America's best-selling guides to genealogy. She is also a contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine.

Sharon is the host of Roots Books, a talk-show that airs on RootsTelevision.com. She also teaches nonfiction writing classes for WritersOnlineWorkshops.com.

She has a B.A. in English from Regis University (summa cum laude), and she holds a Diploma in Irish Studies from the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Sharon is a member of the Association of Personal Historians and the Association of Professional Genealogists. Her awards and honors include APG's Grahame Thomas Smallwood Jr. Award of Merit (1990); the Federation of Genealogical Societies' Award of Merit (1992 and 2002); and in 1998, Sharon was made a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association for her "outstanding contributions to the genealogical community and for the production of articles, books, and lectures that are an exemplary blend of her expertise in history and genealogy."

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