Sherrell Williams

Sherrell Williams is a Lead Project Specialist for Partnerships and Public Engagement within the Office of the Under Secretary for Education (OUSE) where she is responsible for fostering regional collaborations between the Smithsonian and communities throughout the US. Prior to transitioning to OUSE, Sherrell spent four years as a Program Manager at the Smithsonian Science Education Center where she managed programs that supported education systems in ensuring students, and teachers, feel included and recognize themselves in K-12 STEM educational environments. Before arriving at the Smithsonian, she managed family engagement and community programming at Turning the Page, a small Washington, DC nonprofit, where she helped strengthen relationships between public schools and the families they serve. Throughout her entire educational career, Sherrell has been committed to connecting people to resources that inspire curiosity, spark meaningful conversation, and bring joy.

Stories from this author

A group of workshop participants standing around a table listening to a curator discuss an artifact within Historic New England’s collection.

Implementing Smithsonian’s Creating Portraits of Community Framework with New England Educators

Using place-based learning, portrait analysis, and oral histories, Smithsonian teams up with Historic New England to inspire meaningful classroom experiences

10 museum and education professionals dressed in business attire smiling and standing in front of a multicolored backdrop that reads, “Two Mississippi Museums, Museum of Mississippi History, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum”.

Mississippi Museums and Education Organizations Showcase Pride and Resilience through Local Histories and Community Education Programs

The Smithsonian Regional Collaboratives team encountered a network of passionate people telling local stories and prioritizing community needs in a series of visits this summer

A man in a blue shirt looks at a photograph of archival images while several other people look toward a presentation

The Power of a Teacher Who Dreams Big

In an interview with the Smithsonian Science Education Center, Dr. Melissa Collins, a veteran elementary school teacher shares her wisdom and expertise in supporting students with access to STEM opportunities and helping them imagine new possibilities for themselves

Summit team developing a logic model at Xavier University

Transforming K-12 STEM Education by Diversifying the STEM Teacher Workforce

Research points to the importance of a diverse teacher workforce and its impact on students. Learn how educators at the Smithsonian Science Education Center are committed to increasing the number of STEM teachers with diverse backgrounds in education networks nationwide.