Cascade Media Group Welcomes Tai Sharpley To The CMG TeamTai Sharpley – Sports Administration Professional Sharley is an accomplished athletic administrator with extensive experience in program development, leadership, and student-athlete advocacy across collegiate and community sports. She is known for strengthening operations, cultivating positive cultures, and expanding access to quality athletic opportunities.
Since February 2026, Sharpley has served as Sports Program Coordinator for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, overseeing county-wide athletic programming and leading strategic initiatives to improve service delivery, support sustainable growth, and enhance opportunities within the USD 500 school district.
Previously, Sharpley served as Associate Director of Athletics and NAIA Senior Woman Leader at Ottawa University, where she played a key role in advancing student-athlete development and operational excellence. Before that, she spent nearly a decade at Rochester Christian University, making history as the institution’s first female athletic administrator. There, she served as Assistant Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Leader, rebuilt the softball program as head coach, and oversaw athletic facility operations.
Sharpley’s background also includes coaching at Concordia University Ann Arbor, Southfield High School, and Nike Detroit RBI Softball, as well as four years in public safety as a dispatcher for the Troy Police and Fire Department.
A former collegiate and semi-professional softball athlete, Sharpley earned her bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University and a Master of Arts in Sport Leadership from Rochester Christian University. Her leadership philosophy centers on connection, opportunity, and holistic development, with a strong commitment to preparing athletes for success beyond sport.
Outside of her professional work, Sharpley is a proud mother to her daughter, Tahirah, and enjoys interior decorating, biking, journaling, traveling, and old-school music.
