Born in Redding, California, Sharon Eubank is the daughter of Mark and Jean Eubank. She served as a full-time missionary for the church in the Finland, Helsinki mission and received a bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University. Early in her career, she taught English as a second language in Japan, worked as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate, and owned a retail education store in Provo, Utah.
Since 1998 Sharon has been employed by the Church’s Welfare Self-Reliance Department. In 2011 she was named the director of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints humanitarian work worldwide. From 2017 and 2022, she served as first counselor to President Jean B. Bingham in the general Relief Society presidency. Today, she continues as the director of Humanitarian Services which as expanded to include the Perpetual Education Fund and Just Serve.