Sharon Oliver, associate vice chancellor for enrollment management at historically Black North Carolina Central University, has been elected national chair of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators for the 2027-2028 term. She will serve as the association’s national chair-elect during the 2026-2027 term.
An administrator at NCCU for the past 30 years, Dr. Oliver currently leads the division of enrollment management, where she oversees the HBCU’s enrollment strategy and student financial aid administration. Under Dr. Oliver’s leadership, the university surpassed 9,000 enrolled students in fall 2025, marking the HBCU’s largest enrollment and a continued trend of record growth.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Oliver served as president of the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and of the North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from South Carolina State University, an MBA from Webster University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Wingate University in North Carolina.
