Sherry Adams

Sherry Adams has been on the State coordinating staff for the NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center since 2008. Prior to joining the State staff, Sherry was one of the first 50 in the US to become a Certified Main Street Manager and spent 18 years on the local level as a Main Street director or working on a contractual basis with NC downtown organizations.

Sherry is one of two Coordinators for Downtown Programming & Technical Assistance where she facilitates, as the saying goes in North Carolina, from Murphy to Manteo, covering the entire state. Her focus areas include strategic planning, vision forums and training in Main Street best practices, training the 88 Main Street, Small Town Main Street and Downtown Associate Community programs she currently serves. Sherry is also a regular session speaker at the NC Main Street annual conference.