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Sharon Copeland

VICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL

Sharon Copeland is Vice President of Digital at The Herald Group, where she leads digital strategy for corporate and association advocacy campaigns aimed at moving policy and regulation at the federal, state, and municipal levels. She starts with what a client needs to achieve and works back to the audiences, messages, and channels that will get people to act. Her experience with advertising has positioned her to turn performance data into clear, actionable insights for clients and that adjusts campaigns as results come in.

She is especially focused on making digital work hand in hand with every other part of a campaign.

Sharon focuses on putting emerging technology to work for client goals. She builds custom audiences by layering geofencing and demographic data rather than relying on off-the-shelf segments, and she integrates AI-powered tools into campaigns by weighing what’s already available against what the team can build and finding where the two work best together.

Her work has earned recognition across the industry. PR News named her a Digital PR Disruptor in its People of the Year awards, and she has led THG’s digital team to the AVA Digital Awards Platinum Award for Team Achievement in 2025 and 2026. Campaigns she has led have also been recognized by the Muse Creative Awards and the PR News Platinum Awards. She speaks regularly on digital strategy, advocacy, and political advertising, including at AAPC’s 2026 Pollie Conference, for StackAdapt and the Public Affairs Council, and at the Women in Government Relations Leadership & Advocacy Conference, where she spoke on supercharging grassroots digital advocacy programs.

Sharon has worked in digital since 2014. Before joining THG, she was a Digital Marketing Strategist at Americans for Prosperity and led digital and grassroots campaigns for Generation Opportunity in Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, and Virginia.

Originally from Palmer, Alaska, Sharon holds a degree in political science with a minor in economics from Grove City College. Outside of work, she enjoys painting, DIY projects, and travel. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and two sons.

Education:
Grove City College

Hometown:
Palmer, AK

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