SHARNAY HEARN DAVIS | PHOTO BY LAURA PETRILLA

Sharnay Hearn Davis
Founder and Executive Director, The Sisters Lifting As We Climb Network

Sharnay Hearn Davis founded The Sisters Lifting As We Climb Network in 2015; under her leadership, it is now a 501(c)3 nonprofit with an online community of close to 900 women of color in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Through her work, Hearn Davis wants to create equitable resources for Black women, youth and marginalized communities while also creating spaces and opportunities where they feel they can be heard.

“As a woman of faith, being neighborly is in my DNA,” she says. “This means going beyond who lives next door and being interested and invested in someone reaching their full potential.”

Hearn Davis serves on the board of directors of Ujamaa Collective and The Hear Foundation.