on　L。　Lechter

Wife　and　mother　of　three；　CPA；　consultant　to　the　toy　and　publishing　industries　and　business　owner；　Sharon　Lechter　has　dedicated　her　professional　efforts　to　the　field　of　education。

She　graduated　with　honors　from　Florida　State　University　with　a　degree　in　accounting。　She　joined　the　ranks　of　what　was　then　one　of　the　big　eight　accounting　firms；　and　went　on　to　bee　the　CFO　of　a　turnaround　pany　in　the　puter　industry；　tax　director　for　a　national　insurance　pany　and　founder　and　Associate　Publisher　of　the　first　regional　woman's　magazine　in　Wisconsin；　all　while　maintaining　her　professional　credentials　as　a　CPA。

Her　focus　quickly　changed　to　education　as　she　watched　her　own　three　children　grow。　It　was　a　struggle　to　get　them　to　read。　They　would　rather　watch　TV。

So　she　was　delighted　to　join　forces　with　the　inventor　of　the　first　electronic　〃talking　book〃　and　help　expand　the　electronic　book　industry　to　a　multi…million　dollar　international　market。　Today；　she　remains　a　pioneer　in　developing　new　technologies　to　bring　the　book　back　into

children's　lives。

As　her　own　children　grew；　she　was　keenly　involved　in　their　education。　She　became　a　vocal　activist　in　the　areas　of　mathematics；　puters；　reading　and　writing　education。

〃Our　current　educational　system　has　not　been　able　to　keep　pace　with　the　global　and　technological　changes　in　the　world　today。　We　must　teach　our　young　people　the　skills；　both　scholastic　and　financial；　that　they　will　need　not