Sharon Parker

Sharon Parker is the Founding Director of the Life Lover SM Foundation, a philanthropic organization devoted to funding today's molecular research for tomorrow's cancer cures. Sharon was a professional actress and singer starting at the age of 10 and first appeared on television with Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney on ABC, Jubilee Records produced her first single, "Matching Kisses." She recorded for ABC Paramount and had a hit of the week with "Don't Let Him Know," when she was 18. Drawing on her entertainment experience, with her marriage to George Parker, heir to the legendary Concord Resort Hotel, Sharon quickly established herself as an institution at the hotel. As an official hostess to the stars, Sharon welcomed conventions and greeted the three thousand guests in the Concord dining room on Saturday nights.