Through Hard Work, Getting In The Trenches, Construction Company CEO Leads By Example

Arlington TX

03 March, 2022

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report March 3, 2022 Sharon Douglas is not afraid to jump off a building, pull over on the side of the road to ask someone she doesn't know for a job cleaning their construction site, or fiercely defend her family. Douglas stood up to men and worked to fight the glass ceiling in her military, corporate and construction careers. Those fights led her away from and back to Fort Worth, where she now is CEO of Potere Construction. A Dunbar High School alumna, Douglas was born and raised in Fort Worth. She was eager to learn and get to her next level of education, so she took summer classes and graduated early. At 16, she went to Huston–Tillotson University, a historically Black college in Austin. Her GPA was high enough to get accepted without taking the SAT test. Other people in her family previously attended the university, and she was eager to start college. While there, she met with a man visiting campus who retired from the Air Force. After speaking with her family, Douglas decided to join the Army. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.