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. As executive editor of Family Tree Books (formerly Betterway Books), she has acquired and edited more than 40 titles, making Family Tree Books and Betterway Books America's best-selling guides to genealogy. She writes regular columns for The Septs (the publication for the Irish Genealogical Society International), TIARA Newsletter (The Irish Ancestral Research Association), and 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 .

Sharon 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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